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Āi

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Āi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Āi | Ai1
English translation
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Yán dì [Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農
>神农 Shén nóng [Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li
>[Lí]
sorrow
grief
pity
to grieve for
to pity
to lament
to condole
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve

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About Āi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Āi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of Āi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衣口

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using Āi

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温斯顿 Wēn sī dùn ya , duì Xīn huà 根本 gēnběn méi dǒng , ” de 口气 kǒuqì 几乎 jīhū shì Mǎn dài 悲哀 bēiāi .

'You haven't a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,'he said almost sadly.

āi , ” 嘉莉感到 gǎn dào 悲哀 bēiāi 担忧 dān yōu , “ 失去 shīqù de shì 什么 shénme ? ”

" Ah, " thought Carrie, with mournful misgivings, " what is it I have lost? "

叽叽咕咕,摇头晃脑,两脚 Huán zài 地上 dì shang luàn duò luàn dēng ,一副垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ,苦苦 kǔ kǔ 哀告 aī gào de 样子 yàngzi .

He snorted and pranced and pawed at the floor in salivating lust and groveling need.

qǐng Bié yòng 哀伤 aī shāng de 诗句 shī jù duì jiǎng , 人生 rénshēng ā ,无非 wúfēi shì mèng cháng !

Tell me not mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!

哈里 Hā lǐ 觉得 juéde 看到有种 yǒu zhǒng 难以 nán yǐ 言喻 yán yù de 哀伤 aī shāng

Harry thought the sight of her was inexpressibly poignant.

Words with Āi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
悲哀 bēiāi grieved悲哀 bēiāi
哀悼 aī dào mourning哀悼 aī dào
Āi sorrow Āi
哀伤 aī shāng grief哀傷
哀求 aī qiú to entreat哀求 aī qiú
默哀 mò aī to observe a moment of silence in tribute默哀 mò aī
喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù aī lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜 huān xǐ [huān​xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒 fènnù [fèn​nù], sorrow 悲哀 bēiāi [bēi​'āi] and joy 快樂|快乐 kuàilè [kuài​lè]喜怒哀樂
哀怨 aī yuàn grief哀怨 aī yuàn
哀叹 aī tàn to sigh哀嘆
哀愁 aī chóu sorrow哀愁 aī chóu
哀号 aī háo to cry piteously哀號
哀思 aī sī mourning哀思 aī sī
致哀 zhì aī to mourn致哀 zhì aī
哀嚎 aī háo to howl in grief哀嚎 aī háo
哀鸣 aī míng whine哀鳴
哀痛 aī tòng to grieve哀痛 aī tòng
哀乐 aī yuè plaint哀樂
哀婉 aī wǎn melancholy哀婉 aī wǎn
呜呼哀哉 wū hū aī zāi alas嗚呼哀哉
哀莫大于心死 aī mò dà yú xīn sǐ no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices哀莫大於心死
莫里哀 Mò lǐ aī Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy莫里哀 Mò lǐ aī
哀泣 aī qì to wail哀泣 aī qì

Āi Decomposition & Compounds

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Āi Decomposition

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Āi Compounds

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