to restrain one's grief (used in expressions of condolence, e.g. 請節哀|请节哀[qing3 jie2 ai1] and 節哀順變|节哀顺变[jie2 ai1 shun4 bian4])
trad. 節哀
Also written 節哀【jié āi】
Characters in this word
2节
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- Pinyin
- jiē
- Traditional
- 節
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 5872 of 2500
哀
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Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- Pinyin
- Āi
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 39419 of 2500