沉痛

Traditional form:

沉痛

Pinyin (reading):

chéntòng

Definitions:

• grief
• remorse
• deep in sorrow
• bitter (anguish)
• profound (condolences)

Characters:

• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

Traditional characters:

• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly