Chinese symbol for “sorrowful”
悲凉
bēi liáng
Traditional: 悲涼
sorrowful; dismal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sorrowful is 悲凉 (bēi liáng), defined as: sorrowful; dismal.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sorrowful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 恻 (惻) | cè | sorrowful |
| 戚戚 (慼慼) | qī qī | sorrowful; distressed |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved; sorrowful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悲凉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 (悲觀) | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 凉爽 (涼爽) | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 清凉 (清涼) | qīng liáng | cool; refreshing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sorrowful”.
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.