哀 āi

1. āi verb to be sad; to be mournful; to be pitiful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 悲伤 (Guoyu '哀' v 2; Kroll 2015 '哀' 1a; Unihan '哀')
2. āi verb to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 怜悯 (Guoyu '哀' v 1; Kroll 2015 '哀' 1b; Unihan '哀')
3. āi verb to grieve; to morn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 悼念 (Guoyu '哀' v 4)
4. āi particle alas
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '哀' 2)
5. āi verb to cherish; to treasure
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 爱惜 (Guoyu '哀' v 3)
6. āi adjective orphaned
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Especially, to lose one's mother; for example, 哀子 (Guoyu '哀' adj; Kroll 2015 '哀' 1)

Contained in

• 哀告宾服(哀告賓服) to bring tribute as sign of submission; to submit
• 哀失 bereavement
• 哀求 to entreat; to implore; to plead
• 哀戚 grieved
• 苦苦哀求 to entreat piteously; to implore
• 哀歌 mournful song; dirge; elegy
• 哀叹(哀嘆) to sigh; to lament; to bewail
• 哀鸣(哀鳴) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
• 哀麻 funeral garments
• 孤哀子 an orphan
• 哀而不伤(哀而不傷) deeply felt but not excessively grieving
• 哀号(哀號) to cry piteously; anguished wailing
• 哀莫大于心死(哀莫大於心死) nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
• 腹哀 Abdominal Lament; acupuncture point SP 16
• 哀愍 to pity; to sympathize with
• 痛疾哀苦 pain and illness, sorrow and suffering
• 哀矜 to take pity on; to feel sorry for
• 哀怨 aggrieved; plaintive; sad; mournful
• 哀子 a son orphaned of his mother
• 心有哀乐喜怒(心有哀樂喜怒) a heart with sadness, joy, pleasure, and anger
• 哀丝豪竹(哀絲豪竹) the moving nature of sorrowful music
• 哀愁 sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful
• 哀告 to beg piteously; to supplicate
• 哀哭 to weep in sorrow
• 哀歎 to sigh with grief
• 举哀(舉哀) to weap aloud at a funeral ; to handle funeral arrangements
• 默哀 to observe a moment of silence in tribute
• 哀惨(哀慘) distressing
• 哀辞(哀辭) a eulogy
• 哀怜(哀憐) to feel compassion for; to pity; to feel sorry for
• 哀衣 funeral garments
• 占哀占乐(占哀占樂) alternating sadness and happiness
• 哀伤地(哀傷地) pathetically
• 哀輓 funary scrolls
• 哀词(哀詞) a eulogy
• 哀家 I; me
• 哀荣(哀榮) funeral pomp
• 哀求天父 to implore our Heavenly Father
• 哀兵必胜(哀兵必勝) an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
• 哀恸(哀慟) to be deeply grieved
• 哀乐佚时(哀樂佚時) grief and joy at an inappropriate time
• 乞哀告怜(乞哀告憐) begging for pity and asking for help
• 哀悯(哀憫) to take pity on; to feel sorry for
• 哀乐(哀樂) sadness and joy ; funeral music
• 哀婉 melancholy; sad and moving
• 哀鸽(哀鴿) mourning dove
• 哀痛 to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief

Also contained in

唐哀帝 、 哀江南赋 、 不相哀相逢会苦 、 哀王

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 30
• 卷九十七下 外戚傳 Volume 97a: The Empresses and Imperial Affines 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 29
• 卷二十三 Scroll 23 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 29
• 卷二十七　韓二 Chapter 27: Han II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 26
• 卷五十八 Scroll 58 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 22
• 卷108之三 禮志四之三 Volume 108c Treatise 4: Rituals 3 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 21
• 卷一百九十七　列傳第八十四: 孝友一 Volume 197 Biographies 84: Filial and Brotherly Acts 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 20
• 卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 19
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 18
• 卷十五 志第五 禮二 Volume 15 Treatises 5: Rituals 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 18

Collocations

• 尽哀 (儘哀) 盡哀 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 18
• 哀侯 (哀侯) 而立哀侯于翼 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 10
• 哀姜 (哀姜) 哀姜之娣叔姜之子也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 10
• 子哀 (子哀) 兄亦不念鞠子哀 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 7
• 礼哀 (禮哀) 以兇禮哀邦國之憂 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 5
• 哀来 (哀來) 宋子哀來奔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 哀荐 (哀薦) 哀荐祫事 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士虞禮 第十四 14. Post burial rites for a common officer — count: 4
• 君哀 (君哀) 葬我小君哀姜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 音哀 (音哀) 亡國之音哀以思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3
• 哀今 (哀今) 哀今之人 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧正月 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Zheng Yue — count: 3