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Information of 哀

Pinyināi

Radical

口

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

sorrow / grief / pity / to grieve for / to pity / to lament

哀 [āi]形 (Adjective):1. 悲痛: grieved; sorrowful. - 例: 悲～ (sorrowful), ～求 (to plead with sorrow), ～叹 (to sigh with grief), ～鸣 (to mourn), ～思 (to lament), ～鸿遍野 ("哀鸿", the mourning geese; metaphorically means everywhere there are weeping, displaced victims). - ～艳 (the poetry is sorrowful yet moving and magnificent).2. 悼念: to mourn; express condolences. - 例: ～悼 (to grieve for), 默～ (to mourn silently).3. 旧时称死去母亲: historically refers to a deceased mother. - 例: ～子 (a. mother has passed away while father is still alive; b. an ancient term for someone in mourning for a parent).动 (Verb):1. 同情，怜悯: pity; sympathize with. - 例: 君将哀而生之乎 (in "The Snake Catcher's Talk", suggests a sympathy to give birth).2. 慰问; 哀悼: to express sympathy and solicitude for; to mourn. - 例: 秦不哀吾之丧而伐吾同姓 (from "Zuo Zhuan", indicates a lack of mourning for a colleague).3. 哀求: to supplicate; to beg. - 例: 爱公者皆为公惧，劝罄橐以哀之 (from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", which relates to begging).4. 通“爱”: care for; cherish. - 例: 国家虽弱，令必敬以哀 (from "Guanzhong", advises respect and care).5. 哀叹: to bemoan; bewail. - 例: 秦人不暇自哀，而后人哀之 ("The Epang Palace Fu" speaks of retrospective sorrow).名 (Noun):- 姓: a surname.Note: The character 哀 represents profound emotions such as sorrow or grief, expressed in various contexts including expressions of sympathy and mourning rituals.

呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi

alas / all is lost

哀悼 āi dào

to grieve over sb's death / to lament sb's death / mourning

哀求 āi qiú

to entreat / to implore / to plead

哀伤 āi shāng

grief / distress / bereavement / grieved / heartbroken / dejected

致哀 zhì āi

to express grief / to mourn

喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]

哀乐 āi yuè

funeral music / plaint / dirge

哀痛 āi tòng

to grieve / to mourn / deep sorrow / grief

哀告 āi gào

to beg piteously / to supplicate

哀怨 āi yuàn

grief / resentment / aggrieved / plaintive

哀愁 āi chóu

sorrow / sadness / distressed / sorrowful

哀号 āi háo

to cry piteously / anguished wailing / same as 哀嚎

哀鸣 āi míng

(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail

哀嚎 āi háo

to howl in grief / anguished wailing / same as 哀号

哀歌 āi gē

mournful song / dirge / elegy

哀叹 āi tàn

to sigh / to lament / to bewail

哀思 āi sī

grief-stricken thoughts / mourning

哀怜 āi lián

to feel compassion for / to pity on / to feel sorry for

哀牢山 āi láo shān

ailao mountains

哀婉 āi wǎn

melancholy / sad and moving

悲哀 bēi āi

grieved / sorrowful

哀恸 āi tòng

to be deeply grieved

哀戚 āi qī

sorrow / grief

哀泣 āi qì

to wail

哀鸿遍野 āi hóng biàn yě

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land

Input Method for 哀

Pinyinai1

Wubi

yeu

Cangjie

yrhv

Zhengma

sjrh

Four Corner

00732

Unicode

U+54c0

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