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Meaning of 哀

Pinyin āi

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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哀 [āi] （形）【本义】悲痛;悲伤 1. 同本义 (grieved; sorrowful) 2. 形容声音凄清尖锐 (desolate) （动） 1. 同情，怜悯 (pity; sympathize with) 2. 慰问; 哀悼 (express sympathy and solicitude for; mourn or grieve for the deceased) 3. 哀求 (supplicate; beg) 4. 通“爱”。爱护 (care for; cherish) 5. 哀叹 (bemoan; bewail) （名）姓 Meaning of 哀: (Adjective) [Primary Meaning] Sadness; grief 1. Same as the primary meaning (grieved; sorrowful) 2. Describes a voice that is desolate and sharp (Verb) 1. To feel sympathy, to pity (pity; sympathize with) 2. To express condolences; to mourn the deceased (express sympathy and solicitude for; mourn or grieve for the deceased) 3. To supplicate or beg (supplicate; beg) 4. Alike to "love", to cherish (care for; cherish) 5. To lament (bemoan; bewail) (Noun) Surname

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