抚恤

fǔ xù · HSK 7

(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury

💰🕊️ 抚 = soothe/comfort + 恤 = sympathy/pity = compensate the bereaved

抚 means to console or comfort (hand 扌 + peaceful 无-ish); 恤 means sympathy or pity (heart 忄 + blood 血). Together they name the formal duty of an organization to pay relatives of the dead or injured.

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