| 1 | 悲哀 | 悲哀 | bēi āi | bei1 ai1 | grieved; sorrowful | | |
| 2 | 哀 | 哀 | āi | Ai1 | sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole; Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 | | |
| 3 | 哀求 | 哀求 | āi qiú | ai1 qiu2 | to entreat; to implore; to plead | | |
| 4 | 哀平 | 哀平 | āi píng | Ai1 Ping2 | joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD) | | |
| 5 | 哀家 | 哀家 | āi jiā | ai1 jia1 | I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) | | |
| 6 | 哀戚 | 哀戚 | āi qī | ai1 qi1 | sorrow; grief | | |
| 7 | 哀莫大于心死 | 哀莫大於心死 | āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ | ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3 | nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子 ); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy | | |
| 8 | 哀悯 | 哀憫 | āi mǐn | ai1 min3 | to take pity on; to feel sorry for | | |
| 9 | 哀怜 | 哀憐 | āi lián | ai1 lian2 | to feel compassion for; to pity on; to feel sorry for | | |
| 10 | 哀乐相生 | 哀樂相生 | āi lè xiāng shēng | ai1 le4 xiang1 sheng1 | Grief and joy evoke each other. (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 哀哭切齿 | 哀哭切齒 | āi kū qiè chǐ | ai1 ku1 qie4 chi3 | weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 致哀 | 致哀 | zhì āi | zhi4 ai1 | to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing; to express grief; to mourn | | |
| 13 | 哀矜 | 哀矜 | āi jīn | ai1 jin1 | to take pity on; to feel sorry for | | |
| 14 | 哀江南赋 | 哀江南賦 | āi jiāng nán fù | Ai1 Jiang1 nan2 fu4 | Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 | | |
| 15 | 哀鸿遍野 | 哀鴻遍野 | āi hóng biàn yě | ai1 hong2 bian4 ye3 | lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims; starving people fill the land | | |
| 16 | 哀嚎 | 哀嚎 | āi háo | ai1 hao2 | to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎 ; to howl in grief; anguished wailing; same as 哀号 | | |
| 17 | 哀歌 | 哀歌 | āi gē | ai1 ge1 | mournful song; dirge; elegy | | |
| 18 | 哀告宾服 | 哀告賓服 | āi gào bīn fú | ai1 gao4 bin1 fu2 | to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit | | |
| 19 | 哀告 | 哀告 | āi gào | ai1 gao4 | to beg piteously; to supplicate | | |
| 20 | 哀而不伤 | 哀而不傷 | āi ér bù shāng | ai1 er2 bu4 shang1 | deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 哀的美敦书 | 哀的美敦書 | āi dì měi dūn shū | ai1 di4 mei3 dun1 shu1 | ultimatum (loanword) | | |
| 22 | 哀悼 | 哀悼 | āi dào | ai1 dao4 | to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning | | |
| 23 | 哀词 | 哀詞 | āi cí | ai1 ci2 | dirge; lament; variant of 哀辞 | | |
| 24 | 哀愁 | 哀愁 | āi chóu | ai1 chou2 | sorrow; sadness; distressed; sorrowful | | |
| 25 | 哀兵必胜 | 哀兵必勝 | āi bīng bì shèng | ai1 bing1 bi4 sheng4 | an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom) | | |