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What 哀 means

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 厘; (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 衣

Made of 衣 + 口

Words with 哀

• 悲哀bēi āigrieved; sorrowful
• 哀悼āi dàoto grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning
• 哀伤āi shānggrief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected
• 哀求āi qiúto entreat; to implore; to plead
• 哀嚎āi háoto howl in grief; anguished wailing; same as 哀号
• 节哀顺变jié āi shùn biànrestrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)
• 默哀mò āito observe a moment of silence in tribute
• 哀号āi háoto cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎
• 可哀kě āimiserably
• 哀告āi gàoto beg piteously; to supplicate
• 哀哭āi kūto weep in sorrow
• 哀启āi qǐobituary (archaic term)

哀 in a sentence

• 她的眼神里充满了悲哀。

  tā de yǎn shén lǐ chōng mǎn le bēi āi 。

  Her eyes were full of sadness.

• 寡妇为她的丈夫哀悼了很久。

  guǎ fù wèi tā de zhàng fu āi dào le hěn jiǔ 。

  The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.

• 哀莫大于心死

  āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

  Nothing is more sad than stupidity and apathy.

Characters that sound like 哀

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