grieve, sad, deplore, regret
悲 centers on emotional pain from loss or disappointment: grieving, feeling sad, deploring a situation, or regretting something that cannot be changed.
悲 combines 非 (a pictograph of opposing wings, often used for 'not' or 'wrong') with 心 (heart), suggesting a heart that is opposed or not at ease, leading to sadness and grief.
The top part 非 looks like two wings pulling apart, and the bottom 心 is the heart. Picture a heart being torn in two directions, causing deep sadness and grief.
For ヒ, imagine a sad person sighing 'hee...' as they grieve: the sigh 'hee' cues ヒ, and the heavy heart 心 under the torn wings 非 shows the sadness.
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
sadness; sorrow; grief
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageous
shriek; scream
sad news
mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
one's dearest wish
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
sorrow; grief; sadness
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
blighted love; disappointed love
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
karuna (compassion)
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous