bēi = b + ei1
sad / sadness / sorrow / grief
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How to pronounce 悲

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

悲 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
xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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fēi = f + ei1
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
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fēi = f + ei1
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must
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Characters with 悲 as component

悲 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 悲

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sad; sorrowful
tragedy / CL:齣|出[chu1]
lamentable

Sentences with 悲

悲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bēi

sad / sadness / sorrow / grief

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