哀 Strokes Write it Listen 哀 āi sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from衣soundyīcloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 衣 yī hints at the sound.