哀
Aīno initial · 1st tone — spelling rules
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended…
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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
(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 chóudirge · lament哀辞āi cíto grieve over sb's death · to lament sb's death · mourning哀悼āi dàoto beg piteously · to supplicate哀告āi gàomournful song · dirge · elegy哀歌āi gēto wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎 āi háo)哀号āi háoI, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)哀家āi jiāto take pity on · to feel sorry for哀矜āi jīnto weep in sorrow哀哭āi kūto restrain one's grief (used in expressions of condolence, e.g. qǐng jié āi and jié āi shùn biàn)节哀jié āi
Idioms with 哀 32 total Chain
an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)哀兵必胜āi bīng bì shèngdeeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)哀而不伤āi ér bù shāngto bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit哀告宾服āi gào bīn fúlit. 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
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