哀

āi

noun #16,597

Meanings

1 sorrow
2 grief
3 pity

Examples

他的话里充满了哀。

Tā de huà lǐ chōngmǎnle āi.

His words were full of sorrow.

哀兵必胜。

Āi bīng bì shèng.

An army driven by grief will surely win.

Tips

usage

哀 is literary and mostly appears in compounds like 哀伤 (grief), 哀求 (to plead), and 悲哀 (sorrow). Rarely used alone in everyday speech.

culture

哀 is one of the seven emotions (七情) in traditional Chinese thought: 喜怒哀惧爱恶欲 (joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire).

Stroke Order

哀 āi