1. 哀
  2. 求

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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求

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  • 312th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 115 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
求→
No glyph available氺
2Radical
求→
𠂇left hand丶dot氺water
3Graphical
求→
𠂇丶亅丶㇀冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiú (qiu2)to seek • to look for • to request • to demand • to beseech

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

求 also appears in:
球救裘俅逑赇絿蛷銶脙

Example Words

Common

要求 
追求 

Uncommon

不求人 
乞求 
力求 
梦寐以求 (夢寐以求)
奢求 
寻求 (尋求)
强求 (強求)
征求 (徵求)
求人 
求助 
求婚 
求救 
求生 
求职 (求職)
求职者 (求職者)
求解 
求证 (求證)
渴求 
祈求 
苛求 
请求 (請求)
需求 

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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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