悲 · Zhang Zhi
悲 (bēi, 1st tone) is glossed by the Shuowen Jiezi as 痛也。从心非聲 — ‘grief, pain; from 心 (heart) and 非 as sound.’ Kangxi files it at 12 strokes. As a word 悲 means sorrow, mournful grief. 《楚辭·九歌·少司命》 gives the archetypal line: 悲莫悲兮生別離 — ‘nothing $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart