悲bēi
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry. 12 strokes, radical 心, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 悲
Strokes 1–8 write 非, then strokes 9–12 write 心.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 悲 · the stroke-order rules
What 悲 is made of
非 (fēi, not) and 心 (xīn, heart).
心 carries the meaning — heart — and 非 carries the sound.
Words that use 悲
| 悲剧 | tragedy, tragic event 让人非常悲伤难过的不幸事件 人们决心不让洪水悲剧再次重演。People are determined that this flood tragedy will never repeat. Lesson 388, 守望相助 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude |
| 悲伤 | sad, sorrowful, grieved 心里非常难过、想哭的感觉 乡亲们擦干悲伤的泪水，重新建设家园。The villagers wiped away their sorrowful tears and rebuilt their homes. Lesson 388, 守望相助 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude |
| 悲惨 | tragic, miserable 指处境极为痛苦、令人同情 救援队背着伤员撤离，避免了悲惨伤亡。They avoided a tragic loss of life. Lesson 541, 正义天平 · 笃行恪守与时代风云 · Urban Vigilance & Resilient Governance |
Characters that share the sound part 非
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 心
All 61 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.