āi

sorrow; grief; to grieve for

HSK 6 #1751

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1751st character
Radical ⼝ (30.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1619

Definitions

哀 āi
  1. 1. sorrow
  2. 2. grief
  3. 3. to grieve for
  4. 4. to lament
  5. 5. pity
  6. 6. to pity
  7. 7. to condole
  8. 8. Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God, also known as Li

Stroke order

哀 stroke order diagram
哀 stroke order animation

Words containing 哀

Word Meaning
sorrowful; grieved
mourning; to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death
grief; distress; dejected
to implore; to plead; to entreat
to observe a moment of silence in tribute
to mourn; to express grief
to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as āi háo
one's joys, angers, sorrows and pleasures
to howl in grief; anguished wailing; same as āi háo
mourning; grief-stricken thoughts
plaintive; aggrieved; grief
to lament; to sigh; to bewail
sorrow; sadness; sorrowful
grief; deep sorrow; to grieve
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; wail
Molière, French comic playwright
to wail
sad and moving; melancholy
to feel compassion for; to feel sorry for; to pity on
funeral music; dirge; plaint
elegy; mournful song; dirge
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
miserably
grief; distress; dejected
Previous Next