哀 — Chinese character
哀
āi
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
- Pinyin
- āi
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 衣 口
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 衣
- Japanese
- 哀 as a kanji
Common words with 哀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 哀悼 | āi dào | to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death |
| 哀伤 (哀傷) | āi shāng | grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected |
| 哀求 | āi qiú | to entreat; to implore |
| 默哀 | mò āi | to observe a moment of silence in tribute |
| 致哀 | zhì āi | to express grief; to mourn |
| 哀嚎 | āi háo | to wail; to cry piteously; (of a wild animal) to howl |
| 喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂) | xǐ nù āi lè | (lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions |
| 哀叹 (哀嘆) | āi tàn | to sigh; to lament |
| 哀愁 | āi chóu | sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful |
| 哀乐 (哀樂) | āi yuè | funeral music; plaint |
| 哀痛 | āi tòng | to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief |
English words written with 哀
哀 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 12 · Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 36 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Analects 2.19
- Analects 3.20
- Analects 3.21
- Analects 3.26
- Analects 6.2
- Analects 8.4
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