condolences, mourning, funeral
弔 centers on expressing grief and respect for the dead: offering condolences, mourning, and participating in funeral rites.
弔 is traditionally explained as a pictograph of a bow wrapped in cloth, used in ancient mourning rituals. The modern form retains the bow 弓 with a vertical stroke representing the wrapping.
Picture a bow 弓 wrapped in a cloth strip (the vertical stroke) as a symbol of laying down weapons to mourn the dead. 弔 is for condolences and funerals.
For チョウ, imagine a solemn funeral procession led by a chief mourner named Chou: Chou -> チョウ, and he offers condolences at the ceremony.
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
funeral; burial
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
condolence; sympathy; mourning
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
congratulations and condolences
telegram of condolence
sympathetic condolences
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
to mourn; to condole
unhappy event (e.g. death); funeral
person who has come to offer condolences
people attending a funeral or offering condolences
condolence; sympathy
condolence money
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
mourning flag; flag draped in black; flag at half-mast
elegy; dirge
artillery funeral salute