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āi = Ø + ai1
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
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āi = Ø + ai1
sorrow; grief; pity / to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
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How to pronounce 哀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

哀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= y + Ø1
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
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= y + Ø4
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
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Characters with 哀 as component

āi = Ø + ai1
einsteinium (chemistry)
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= y + Ø3
to sob / wail
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Words with 哀

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grieved / sorrowful
to grieve over sb's death / to lament sb's death / mourning
grief; distress; bereavement / grieved; heartbroken; dejected

Sentences with 哀

哀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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āi

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