sorrow, grief, mourning
Animated Stroke Order 哀
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HSK Vocabulary: 哀
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 哀 is used in context
1
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
2
quán全
guó国
rén人
mín民
wèi为
yīng英
xióng雄
āi哀
dào悼
。
The whole nation mourns for the hero
3
tā她
de的
yǎn眼
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
āi哀
shāng伤
。
Her eyes are full of sorrow
4
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
bēi悲
āi哀
。
He feels sorrow.
5
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
，
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bēi悲
āi哀
。
Upon hearing this news, her heart was filled with sorrow.
6
kàn看
zhe着
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
fáng房
jiān间
，
yī一
zhǒng种
mò莫
míng名
de的
bēi悲
āi哀
yǒng涌
shàng上
xīn心
tóu头
。
Looking at the empty room, an inexplicable sorrow welled up in his heart.
7
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
āi哀
qiú求
dì地
kàn看
zhe着
zhǔ主
rén人
，
xiǎng想
yào要
chī吃
shí食
wù物
。
The puppy looked at its owner pleadingly, wanting to eat the food.
8
hái孩
zi子
āi哀
qiú求
mā妈
mā妈
ràng让
tā他
duō多
kàn看
yī一
huì会
er儿
diàn电
shì视
。
The child begged his mother to let him watch TV a little longer.
9
tā他
dī低
shēng声
āi哀
qiú求
péng朋
yǒu友
yuán原
liàng谅
tā他
de的
guò过
cuò错
，
shēng声
yīn音
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
huǐ悔
yì意
。
He whispered a plea to his friend to forgive his mistake, his voice filled with remorse.
10
rén人
yǒu有
xǐ喜
nù怒
āi哀
lè乐
。
People have joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Information
Traditional哀
Radical口
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2077
Zhuyinㄞ
Components—
UnicodeU+54C0
CangjieYRHVI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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