The word 抚恤金 is formed by combining three characters: 抚, meaning to comfort or soothe; 恤, meaning to pity or compensate; and 金, meaning money or funds. The sequence 抚恤 together conveys the concept of consolation or compensation, often in contexts of loss or injury, and with 金 appended, it specifies this as monetary compensation, resulting in a term for funds provided as consolation, such as to families of the deceased or injured.