懂中文 Dong Chinese

悲

bēi

sorrow

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Components
非 sound component

非  Sound component

fēi

  

not

心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

悲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
悲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

悲  

bēi

sorrow, grief; sorry, sad; sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

Most common words with 悲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

悲伤

sad

悲剧

tragedy

悲

sad

可悲

lamentable

悲哀

grieved