悲 Strokes Write it Listen 悲 bēi sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry HSK 5 12 strokes Radical 心 Sound + meaning 8 words Built from非soundfēinot, negative, non-; to oppose心meaningxīnheart; mind; soul How it works心 hints at the meaning (heart), and 非 fēi hints at the sound.