悲 bēi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悲痛
bēitòng
deeply sorrowful; grief-stricken
Characters in this word
痛 tòng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到搜救停止的消息，家属悲痛得几乎无法站立。 Tīngdào sōujiù tíngzhǐ de xiāoxi, jiāshǔ bēitòng de jīhū wúfǎ zhànlì. On hearing that the search and rescue had stopped, the family members were so grief-stricken they could barely stand.
- 老人去世的消息传来，全家人都沉浸在悲痛中。 Lǎorén qùshì de xiāoxi chuánlái, quánjiā rén dōu chénjìn zài bēitòng zhōng. When news of the old man's death came, the whole family was plunged into grief.
- 她悲痛地抱着旧照片，一句话也说不出来。 Tā bēitòng de bào zhe jiù zhàopiàn, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chūlái. Heartbroken, she held the old photo and could not say a word.
Related words
- 悲剧 bēijù tragedy
- 悲伤 bēishāng sad
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 悲哀 bēi'āi sad; sorrowful; sorrow
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé joys and sorrows; partings and reunions
- 可悲 kěbēi lamentable; sad
- 痛 tòng to hurt; painful
- 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering
- 痛快 tòngkuài happy and satisfied
- 惨痛 cǎntòng painful; bitter; grievous
- 痛心 tòngxīn distressed; grieved