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Animated Stroke Order 哀

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How to write 哀 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 哀

哀 stroke order diagram

3.

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哀

哀=衣clothes+口mouth

Clothes (衣) wrapped around a mouth (口) crying out in grief — sorrow or mourning.

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How to Use 哀

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 哀 works in context.

Sorrow in emotions

The character 哀 means 'sorrow' and appears in words or phrases that describe grief or emotional states.

悲哀 • bēi āi • grief; sorrow • HSK 6

HSK 6

bēi悲

āi哀

grief; sorrow

喜怒哀乐 • xǐ nù āi lè • joy / anger / sorrow / and happiness / the full range of emotions • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xǐ喜

nù怒

āi哀

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 哀 is used in context

tā他

āi哀

qiú求

yī医

shēng生

jiù救

jiù救

tā他

de的

hái孩

zi子

。

He begged the doctor to save his child

quán全

guó国

rén人

mín民

wèi为

yīng英

xióng雄

āi哀

dào

tā她

de的

yǎn眼

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

āi哀

shāng

Information

Pinyināi

Meaningsorrow

Strokes9

Radical口

Traditional哀

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2077

Zhuyinㄞ

UnicodeU+54C0

CangjieYRHVI

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lè

乐

joy / anger / sorrow / and happiness / the full range of emotions

悼

。

The whole nation mourns for the hero

伤

。

Her eyes are full of sorrow

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