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哀
āi
1. sorrow
2. grief
3. pity
4. to grieve for
5. to pity
6. to lament
7. to condole
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

哀
āi
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

可哀
kěāi
miserably
哀伤
āishāng
grief
哀劝
āiquàn
to persuade by all possible means
哀告
āigào
to beg piteously
哀哭
āikū
to weep in sorrow
哀启
āiqǐ
obituary (archaic term)
哀叹
āitàn
to sigh
哀嚎
āiháo
to howl in grief
哀失
āishī
bereavement
哀婉
āiwǎn
melancholy
哀子
āizǐ
son orphaned of his mother
哀家
āijiā
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
哀思
āisī
grief-stricken thoughts
哀怨
āiyuàn
grief
哀悼
āidào
to grieve over sb's death
哀愁
āichóu
sorrow
哀恸
āitòng
to be deeply grieved
哀怜
āilián
to feel compassion for
哀悯
āimǐn
to take pity on
哀戚
āiqī
sorrow

Alternate Entries

哀
Āi
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God, also known as Li [[釐|厘<Lí>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,750
Word Frequency Rank
5,500 of 84,292

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