1. 哀
  2. 嘆

哀

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  • 1749th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
哀→
衣口
2Radical
哀→
衣clothes口mouth
3Graphical
哀→
一丶㇒㇗冫口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āi (Ai1)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]
2. āi (ai1)sorrow • grief • pity • to grieve for • to pity • to lament • to condole

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 哀 āi (ai1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 哀 āi (ai1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

哀 also appears in:
锿

Example Words

Common

悲哀 

Uncommon

哀伤 (哀傷)
哀叹 (哀嘆)
哀嚎 
哀家 
哀怨 
哀悼 
哀愁 
哀求 
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
默哀 

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嘆

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  • 1297th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嘆→
口No glyph available
2Radical
嘆→
口mouth廿two hands/twenty口mouth丨line人human二two
3Graphical
嘆→
口卄一口丨人二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tàn (tan4)to sigh • to gasp • to exclaim
2. tàn (tan4)variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

叹息 (嘆息)
感叹 (感嘆)

Uncommon

哀叹 (哀嘆)
唉声叹气 (唉聲嘆氣)
叹气 (嘆氣)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
慨叹 (慨嘆)
赞叹 (贊嘆)
长叹 (長嘆)
惊叹 (驚嘆)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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