• 1164th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēi (bei1)sad • sadness • sorrow • grief

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bēi (bei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

悲伤 (悲傷)
悲剧 (悲劇)
悲哀 

Uncommon

伤悲 (傷悲)
可悲 
悲壮 (悲壯)
悲惨 (悲慘)
悲愤 (悲憤)
悲欢离合 (悲歡離合)
悲凉 (悲涼)
悲痛 
悲观 (悲觀)
慈悲 

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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
2Radical
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

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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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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