Chinese symbol for “lamentable”
可悲
kě bēi
lamentable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lamentable is 可悲 (kě bēi), defined as: lamentable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lamentable”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可悲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lamentable”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.