āi
哀 (āi) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole”.
Meanings
- 1(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity
- 2(bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
Related words
悲哀grieved哀悼to grieve over sb's death哀伤grief; distress; bereavement哀Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]哀求to entreat默哀to observe a moment of silence in tribute致哀to express grief哀号to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎[ai1 hao2])喜怒哀乐lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)哀嚎to wail; to cry piteously哀思grief-stricken thoughts哀怨grief