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哀 - āi

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

How to read 哀

Click 哀 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyināi
Englishsad, mournful, pitiful; pity
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

哀伤 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 哀劝. Please read 哀告 one more time.

Common words with this character

grief; distress; bereavement; grieved; heartbroken; dejected
to persuade by all possible means; to implore
to beg piteously; to supplicate
to weep in sorrow

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 哀 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 哀伤 and 哀劝 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 哀.