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致哀

zhì āi

2-character word

What 致哀 means

1. to express grief
2. to mourn

The characters in 致哀

• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 哀āi(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament…

Sounds the same

Read zhì āi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 志哀to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing

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