xī

悕

Character · VerbTraditional唏

sad; sigh; lament

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to sob; to weep; to sigh with grief

literary

Literary usage expressing deep sorrow or lamentation, often in compounds like 唏嘘.

Tā他
yǎng仰
tiān天
cháng长
xī唏
 ，
lèi泪
liú流
mǎn满
miàn面
 。

He looked up to heaven and let out a long, sorrowful sigh, his face streaming with tears.

Wén闻
zhě者
mò莫
bù不
xī唏
xū噓
bù不
yǐ已
 。

Those who heard it all sighed continuously without end.

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bēi悲
xī唏

to wail in grief