哀 - āi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy

悽哀

qī āi

desolate; mournful

miserably

to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing

悲哀

bēi āi

grief; tragic; grievous; grieved; sorrow (over); sorrowful; sad; to mourn

致哀

zhì āi

to express grief; to mourn

默哀

mò āi

to observe a moment of silence in tribute

(literary) orphan

alas; all is lost

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜, anger 憤怒, sorrow 悲哀 and joy 快樂

節哀順變

jié āi shùn biàn

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)

苦苦哀求

kǔ kǔ āi qiú

to entreat piteously; to implore

Idioms (7)

哀兵必勝

āi bīng bì shèng

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

哀告賓服

āi gào bīn fú

to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit

哀哭切齒

āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

哀而不傷

āi ér bù shāng

deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

哀鴻遍野

āi hóng biàn yě

(lit.) plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims; starving people fill the land

乞哀告憐

qǐ āi gào lián

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

生榮死哀

shēng róng sǐ āi

to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

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