悲 — bi

Parts that make up 悲

How 悲 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 悲 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 非, 心.

Korean example words with 悲

• 비분悲憤 Korean gloss: 슬프고 분함
• 비화悲話 Korean gloss: 슬픈 이야기
• 비한悲恨 Korean gloss: 몹시 슬픈 원한
• 비가悲歌 Korean gloss: 슬프고 애잔한 노래
• 비곡悲曲 Korean gloss: 슬프고 애잔한 곡조
• 비련悲戀 Korean gloss: 슬프게 끝나는 사랑
• 비루悲淚 Korean gloss: 슬퍼서 흘리는 눈물
• 비보悲報 Korean gloss: 슬픈 기별이나 소식
• 비조悲調 Korean gloss: 슬프고 애잔한 곡조
• 비의悲意 Korean gloss: 슬픈 뜻. 또는 슬퍼하는 뜻
• 비명悲鳴 Korean gloss: 슬피 욺. 또는 그런 울음소리
• 희비喜悲 Korean gloss: 기쁨과 슬픔을 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 悲

• 悲劇ひげき tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
• 悲しみかなしみ sadness; sorrow; grief
• 悲観ひかん pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement
• 悲惨ひさん disastrous; tragic; miserable
• 悲鳴ひめい shriek; scream
• 悲願ひがん one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
• 悲哀ひあい sorrow; grief; sadness
• 悲痛ひつう grief; sorrow; extreme sadness
• 悲しむかなしむ to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
• 悲壮ひそう tragic but brave; heroic; grim
• 慈悲じひ mercy; compassion; clemency
• 悲運ひうん sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate

Characters sharing the phonetic 非

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “비” in Korean.

Other hanja read “비”

Other hanja with radical 心