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悲
bēi
1. sad
2. sadness
3. sorrow
4. grief
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

悲
bēi
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

伤悲
shāngbēi
sad
可悲
kěbēi
lamentable
悲伤
bēishāng
sad
悲切
bēiqiè
mournful
悲剧
bēijù
tragedy
悲哀
bēiāi
grieved
HSK 6
悲哽
bēigěng
to choke with grief
悲啼
bēití
to wail with grief
悲叹
bēitàn
to bewail
悲壮
bēizhuàng
solemn and stirring
悲悼
bēidào
mourn
悲凄
bēiqī
pitiable
悲恻
bēicè
grieved
悲愁
bēichóu
melancholy
悲怆
bēichuàng
sorrow
悲惨
bēicǎn
miserable
HSK 6
悲恸
bēitòng
mournful
悲愤
bēifèn
grief and indignation
悲悯
bēimǐn
to take pity on sb
悲戚
bēiqī
mournful

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,165
Word Frequency Rank
1,597 of 84,292

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