bēi

sad; sorrow; grief

HSK 5 #1166

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1166th character
Radical ⼼ (61.8)
Strokes 12
Index # 2603

Definitions

悲 bēi
  1. 1. sad
  2. 2. sorrow
  3. 3. grief
  4. 4. sadness

Stroke order

悲 stroke order diagram
悲 stroke order animation

Words containing 悲

Word Meaning
not swayed by gain or loss; calm in mind
crocodile tears; phoney mercy; sham benevolence
sad; sorrowful (literary)
sad; sorrowful (literary)
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
tragedy of the commons (economics)
tragedy of the commons (economics)
the Great Compassion Mantra
to burst into tears; great release of sorrow
to burst into tears; great release of sorrow
work hard when young or regret when old
waste youth, regret in old age
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
Xu Beihong, modern Chinese painter and teacher
Xu Beihong, modern Chinese painter
overcome with sorrow
overcome with sorrow
(Internet slang) miserable; pathetic; the pits
sad; sorrowful
mournful
tragedy
tragic
tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)
tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)