哀

Aī

Aīno initial · 1st tone — spelling rules

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended…

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Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

哀=衣+口

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong Farmer God, also known as Li

Aī

(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity

(bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

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Words with 哀 243 total

sorrow; sadness · distressed; sorrowful哀愁āi chóu dirge · lament哀辞āi cí to grieve over sb's death · to lament sb's death · mourning哀悼āi dào to beg piteously · to supplicate哀告āi gào mournful song · dirge · elegy哀歌āi gē to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎 āi háo)哀号āi háo

Idioms with 哀 32 total Chain

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)哀兵必胜āi bīng bì shèng deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)哀而不伤āi ér bù shāng to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit哀告宾服āi gào bīn fú lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims · starving people fill the land哀鸿遍野āi hóng biàn yě (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent哀毁骨立āi huǐ gǔ lì