Memory phrase for the character: 哀

哀

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Meaning

sorrow, grief, pity, to lament, to condole

Pronunciation

āi

Explanation

 Top and bottom: clothes 衣, center: a big hole 口

Mnemonic
 
Clothes with a central hole causes: sorrow.

Radicals

哀 grief
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
衣 clothes




 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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