Chinese character 哀 āi — sorrow

Stroke order of 哀

Written in 9 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

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What 哀 is made of

Tip: 口 hints at the meaning and 衣 at the pronunciation.

Words with 哀

• 哀求āiqiúto entreat; to implore; to plead
• 悲哀bēi'āigrieved; sorrowful
• 喜怒哀乐xǐ-nù-āi-lè(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions

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More HSK 7-9 characters

• 哎āi
• 癌ái
• 蔼ǎi
• 艾ài
• 唉ài
• 隘ài
• 昂áng

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