| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 悲 | bēi | sad; sadness; sorrow; grief | |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful | |
| 悲慘 | 悲惨 | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 悲悼 | bēi dào | mourn; grieve over somebody's death | |
| 悲憤 | 悲愤 | bēi fèn | grief and indignation |
| 悲歌 | bēi gē | sad melody; stirring strains; elegy; dirge; threnody; sing with solemn fervor | |
| 悲觀 | 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 悲歡離合 | 悲欢离合 | bēi huān lí hé | joys and sorrows; partings and reunions - vicissitudes of life |
| 悲劇 | 悲剧 | bēi jù | tragedy |
| 悲鳴 | 悲鸣 | bēi míng | utter sad calls; lament |
| 悲戚 | bēi qī | (adj) mournful | |
| 悲泣 | bēi qì | weep with grief | |
| 悲切 | bēi qiè | mournful | |
| 悲傷 | 悲伤 | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲歎 | 悲叹 | bēi tàn | bewail; sigh mournfully; lament |
| 悲天憫人 | 悲天悯人 | bēi tiān mǐn rén | bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind |
| 悲慟 | 悲恸 | bēi tòng | mournful |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved; sorrowful | |
| 悲喜交集 | bēi xǐ jiāo jí | mixed feelings of grief and joy | |
| 悲喜劇 | 悲喜剧 | bēi xǐ jù | tragicomedy |
| 悲壯 | 悲壮 | bēi zhuàng | solemn and stirring; moving and tragic |
| 慈悲 | cí bēi | mercy | |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable | |
| 徐悲鴻 | 徐悲鸿 | xú bēi hóng | name of a famous painter, Xu Beihong |
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