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Simplified Chinese version

U+54C0

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Radical:+ 6 strokes = 9 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.99#5 Kangxi: p.188#11 Cihai: p.270r4c01 GSR: 550.h Hanyu: v1,p0620#10
Composition:Outside: , center: . Compositionally related: 𠲖 𧘗 . Component of: 𠗪 𡟓 𢜺 𤠆 𪶦 𫈮 𭫊 𤸖 𬕞 𮨖
Mandarin:āi
Cantonese:oi1
Tang reconstruction:*qəi
Shuowen:口部》哀:闵也。从口衣声。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··》哀:悲哀也,又姓汉有哀章。乌开切,六。
Kangxi:康熙字典·口部·》哀:《唐韵》乌开切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》于开切,𠀤音唉。《说文》闵也。《玉篇》哀伤也。《·大诰》允蠢鳏寡哀哉。《·豳风》哀我人斯。又《尔雅·释训》哀哀凄凄,怀报德也。《·小雅》哀哀父母。又怜也,爱也。《吕氏春秋》人主胡可以不务哀士。又《庄子·德充符》衞有恶人焉,曰哀骀它。《注》哀骀,丑貌;它,其名。又《諡法》恭仁短折曰哀。又姓。《风俗通》鲁哀以后,因諡爲姓。《前汉·王莽传》梓潼人哀章。《姓谱》宋有哀长吉。《正字通》明嘉靖进士哀贞,上命攺哀爲衷。又国名。《后汉·南蛮传》哀牢人皆穿鼻儋耳。又叶于希切,音衣。《·小雅》行道迟迟,载渴载饥。我心伤悲,莫知我哀。《又》山有蕨薇,隰有𣏌桋。君子作歌,维以告哀。
Fanqie:乌开 (《广韵·上平声··》)
Unihan definition:sad, mournful, pitiful; pity

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Example usage

论语·为政》:公问曰:“何为则民服?”
The Duke Ai asked, saying, "What should be done in order to secure the submission of the people?"
孟子·告子上》:舍其路而弗由,放其心而不知求,哉!
How lamentable is it to neglect the path and not pursue it, to lose this mind and not know to seek it again!
礼记·三年问》:痛未尽,思慕未忘,然而服以是断之者,岂不送死者有已,复生有节哉?
The sorrow and pain were not yet ended, and the longing loving thoughts were not yet forgotten; but in the termination of the mourning dress in this way, was it not shown that there should be an end to the duties rendered to the dead, and that the time was come for the resumption of their duties to the living?
孝经·丧亲》:子曰:“孝子之丧亲也,哭不偯,礼无容,言不文,服美不安,闻乐不乐,食旨不甘,此戚之情也。”
The Master said, "When a filial son is mourning for a parent, he wails, but not with a prolonged sobbing. In the movements of ceremony he pays no attention to his appearance. His words are without elegance of phrase. He cannot bear to wear fine clothes. When he hears music, he feels no delight. When he eats a delicacy, he is not conscious of its flavor. Such is the nature of grief and sorrow."
墨子·修身》:丧虽有礼,而为本焉。
Though there should be ceremonies for mourning, grief is essential.
庄子·齐物论》:喜怒乐,虑叹变慹,姚佚启态。
Joy and anger, sadness and pleasure, anticipation and regret, fickleness and fixedness, vehemence and indolence, eagerness and tardiness.
道德经》:杀人之衆,以悲泣之,战胜以丧礼处之。
He who has killed multitudes of men should weep for them with the bitterest grief; and the victor in battle has his place (rightly) according to those rites.
商君书·更法》:愚者之笑,智者焉。
What the foolish laugh about, the wise are sad about.
史记·五帝本纪》:百姓悲,如丧父母。
And the people mourned for him as for a parent.
荀子·大略》:小雅不以于污上,自引而居下,疾今之政以思往者,其言有文焉,其声有
说苑·君道》:公问于孔子曰:“吾闻君子不博,有之乎?”
春秋繁露·玉杯》:而居约,则君子予之知丧。
韩诗外传·卷一》:公问孔子曰:“有智寿乎?”
大戴礼记·主言》:哉!
白虎通德论·》:《传》曰:“姜者何?”
新书·傅职》:天子不恩于亲戚,不惠于庶民,无礼于大臣,不忠于刑狱,无经于百官,不于丧,不敬于祭,不诫于戎事,不信于诸侯,不诚于赏罚,不厚于德,不强于行,赐予侈于左右近臣,镍授于疏远卑贱,不能惩忿忘欲,大行大礼大义大道,不从太师之教,凡此其属太傅之任也,古者鲁周公职之。
新序·善谋》:愚者之笑,和者焉。
中论·法象》:患己之卑而不知其所以然,哉!
孔子家语·王言解》:则贤者说而不肖者惧,鳏寡,养孤独,恤贫穷,诱孝弟,选才能。
潜夫论·务本》:诗赋者,所以颂善丑之德,泄乐之情也,故温雅以广文,兴喻以尽意。
论衡·无形》:鲁公牛寝疾,七日变而成虎。
风俗通义·六国》:百姓之,为之语曰:“楚虽三户,亡秦必楚。”
孔丛子·嘉言》:旁人皆其绝,而造之者不知其危,子之谓乎。
申鉴·政体》: 是故好恶以章之,喜怒以涖之,乐以恤之。
新语·辨惑》:公问于有若曰:“年饥,用不足,如之何?”
独断·卷下》:高帝、惠帝、吕后摄政、文帝、景帝、武帝、昭帝、宣帝、元帝、成帝、帝、平帝、王莽、圣公、光武、明帝、章帝、和帝、殇帝、安帝、顺帝、冲帝、质帝、桓帝、灵帝,从高帝至桓帝,三百八十六年,除王莽、刘圣公,三百六十六年,从高祖乙未至今壬子岁,四百一十年,吕后、王莽不入数,高帝以甲午岁即位,以乙未为元。
蔡中郎集·独断》:帝谥:违拂不成曰隐,靖民则法曰黄,翼善传圣曰尧,仁圣盛明曰舜,残人多垒曰桀,残义损善曰纣,慈惠爱亲曰孝,爱民好与曰惠,圣善同文曰宣,声闻宣远曰昭,克定祸乱曰武,聪明睿智曰献,温柔圣善曰懿,布德执义曰穆,仁义说民曰元,安仁立政曰神,布纲治纪曰平,乱而不损曰灵,保民耆艾曰明,辟土有德曰襄,贞心大度曰匡,大虑慈民曰定,知过能改曰恭,不生其国曰声,一德不懈曰简,夙兴夜寐曰敬,清白自守曰贞,柔德好众曰靖,安乐治民曰康,小心畏忌曰僖,中身早折曰悼,慈仁和民曰顺,好勇致力曰庄,恭人短折曰,在国逢难曰愍,名实过爽曰缪,壅遏不通曰幽,暴虐无亲曰厉,致志大图曰景,辟土兼国曰桓,经纬天地曰文,执义扬善曰怀,短折不成曰殇,去礼远众曰炀,怠政外交曰携,治典不敷曰祈。
列子·周穆王》:西王母为王谣,王和之,其辞焉。
鶡冠子·王鈇》:莫敢道一旦之善,皆以终身为期,素无失次,故化立而世无邪,化立俗成,少则同侪,长则同友,游敖同品,祭祀同福,死生同爱,祸灾同忧,居处同乐,行作同和,吊贺同杂,哭泣同
文子·道原》:和阴阳,节四时,调五行,润乎草木,浸乎金石,禽兽硕大,毫毛润泽,鸟卵不败,兽胎不殰,父无丧子之忧,兄无哭弟之,童子不孤,妇人不孀,虹霓不见,盗贼不行,含德之所致也。
列仙传·瑕丘仲》:弃仲者惧,叩头求,仲曰:“恨汝使人知我耳,吾去矣。”
老子河上公章句》:譬如日中则移,月满则亏,物盛则衰,乐极则
韩非子·奸劫弑臣》:怜百姓、轻刑罚者,民之所喜,而国之所以危也。
管子·形势解》:故曰:“莫乐之,则莫之,莫生之,则莫死之。”
吴子·图国》:僵尸而之,无逮于仁矣。
司马法·仁本》:不穷不能而怜伤病,是以明其仁也。
淮南子·齐俗训》:世乐志平,见邻国之人溺,尚犹之,又况亲戚乎!
吕氏春秋·贵直》:狐援非乐斮也,国已乱矣,上已悖矣,社稷与民人,故出若言
鬼谷子·权篇》:故曰:病者,感气而不神也。
邓析子·转辞》:世间悲喜乐,嗔怒忧愁,久惑于此,今转之:在己为,在他为悲。
春秋左传》:秋,七月,天王使宰咺来归惠公仲子之賵,缓,且子氏未薨,故名,天子七月而葬,同轨毕至,诸侯五月,同盟至,大夫三月,同位至,士逾月,外姻至,赠死不及尸,吊生不及,豫凶事,非礼也。

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