Keyword
to grieve
- sad
- mournful
- pitiful
- to pity
- Frequency
- #1999
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 衣 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
悲哀
grieved; sorrowful
哀悼
to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning
哀伤
grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected
哀求
to entreat; to implore; to plead
哀
(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
默哀
to observe a moment of silence in tribute
致哀
to express grief; to mourn
哀嚎
to wail; to cry piteously; (of a wild animal) to howl
喜怒哀乐
(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions
哀叹
to sigh; to lament; to bewail
哀愁
sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful
哀乐
funeral music; plaint; dirge
哀痛
to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief
哀思
grief-stricken thoughts; mourning
节哀顺变
(idiom) restrain one's grief and accept what has happened (expression of condolence)
哀怨
grief; resentment; aggrieved; plaintive
哀号
to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎 (āiháo))
哀歌
mournful song; dirge; elegy
莫里哀
Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
哀恸
to be deeply grieved
哀鸣
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
节哀
to restrain one's grief (used in expressions of condolence, e.g. 请节哀 (qǐngjié'āi) and 节哀顺变 (jié'āishùnbiàn))
哀戚
sorrow; grief
苦苦哀求
to entreat piteously; to implore