Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 哀


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Meaning

sorrow, grief, pity, to lament, to condole

Pronunciation

āi

Explanation

Top and bottom: clothes , center: a big hole

Mnemonic

Clothes with a central hole causes: sorrow.

Radicals

grief
mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
clothes
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Vocabulary

悲哀 bēi āi grieved; sorrowful
哀求 āi qiú to entreat; to implore; to plead
哀悼 āi dào to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning
呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi alas; all is lost
哀嚎 āi háo to howl in grief; anguished wailing

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