悲 (bēi)

sad/sorrow/grief

How 悲 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
非 — wrong
Traditional
悲
Simplified
悲 (unchanged)

Common words using 悲

悲傷 bēishāng
sad; sorrowful
悲劇 bēijù
tragedy; CL:出[chu1]
悲哀 bēiāi
grieved; sorrowful
傷悲 shāngbēi
sad; sorrowful (literary)
可悲 kěbēi
lamentable
悲慘 bēicǎn
miserable; tragic
悲憤 bēifèn
grief and indignation
悲涼 bēiliáng
sorrowful; dismal
悲痛 bēitòng
grieved; sorrowful
悲觀 bēiguān
pessimistic
慈悲 cíbēi
mercy
兔死狐悲 tùsǐhúbēi
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

悲 in a sentence

不要太悲傷,一切都會好起來的。

Búyào tài bēishāng, yíqiè dōu huì hǎo qǐlái de.

“Don't be too sad; everything will get better.”

How common is 悲?

悲 is the 1,164th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.4% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 悲

Master 悲 and 5,000 others.

Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.

悲
Flashcard Add to your deck
Start Learning