悲
sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,331 U+60B2
How 悲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 非 (phonetic, fēi)
How to remember it
sad · Heisig RSH #2634
jail cell + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 非
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 非 (fēi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非 sound component | fēi | not, negative, non-; to oppose |
| 排 | pái | row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove |
| 菲 | fēi | fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines |
| 辈 | bèi | generation, lifetime; contemporary |
| 啡 | fēi | coffee; morphine |
| 匪 | fěi | bandits, robbers, gangsters |
| 斐 | fěi | graceful, elegant, beautiful |
| 腓 | féi | leg, calf; to wither, to decay |
| 蜚 | fēi | cockroach |
| 翡 | fěi | kingfisher; jade, emerald |
| 俳 | pái | actor; vaudeville show; insincere |
| 鲱 | fēi | herring |
| 扉 | fēi | door panel |
| 痱 | fèi | heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers |
| 绯 | fēi | crimson, scarlet; purple |
| 诽 | fěi | to condemn, to slander, to vilify |
| 裴 | péi | flowing gown; surname |
| 悱 | fěi | overcome with emotion; at a loss for words |
| 霏 | fēi | rainfall, snowfall |
Words containing 悲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不以物喜，不以己悲 | bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi | not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself |
| 大放悲声 | dà fàng bēi shēng | to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom) |
| 悲不自胜 | bēi bù zì shèng | unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought; overcome with sorrow; heartbroken |
| 乐极生悲 | lè jí shēng bēi | extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong… |
| 公地悲剧 | gōng dì bēi jù | tragedy of the commons (economics) |
| 转悲为喜 | zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ | to turn grief into happiness (idiom) |
| 悲喜交集 | bēi xǐ jiāo jí | mixed feelings of grief and joy |
| 老大徒伤悲 | lǎo dà tú shāng bēi | vain regrets of old age (idiom) |
| 悲声载道 | bēi shēng zài dào | lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 | shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi | if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age |
| 悲剧性 | bēi jù xìng | tragic |
| 悲欢离合 | bēi huān lí hé | joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲报 | bēi bào | sad news; bad news |
| 悲酸 | bēi suān | bitter and sad |
| 慈悲为本 | cí bēi wéi běn | mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except… |
| 悲喜剧 | bēi xǐ jù | tragicomedy |
| 悲苦 | bēi kǔ | forlorn; miserable |
| 悲惨世界 | Bēi cǎn Shì jiè | Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3] |
| 悲痛欲绝 | bēi tòng yù jué | (idiom) to be overcome with grief |