哀 āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

HSK 6 #1751

DEFINITIONS

  • sad, mournful, pitiful
  • pity
  • Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
  • sorrow
  • grief
  • pity
  • to grieve for
  • to pity
  • to lament
  • to condole

STROKES

WORDS

嗚呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi alas; all is lost
孤哀子 gū āi zǐ (literary) orphan
凄哀 qī āi desolate; mournful
悽哀 qī āi desolate; mournful
生荣死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
生榮死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
节哀顺变 jié āi shùn biàn restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)
節哀順變 jié āi shùn biàn restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)
耶利米哀歌 yē lì mǐ āi gē the Lamentations of Jeremiah
腹哀 fù āi Abdominal Lament; acupuncture point SP 16
苦苦哀求 kǔ kǔ āi qiú to entreat piteously; to implore
志哀 zhì āi to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing
誌哀 zhì āi to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing
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