哀哉 āizāi alas Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 哀 āi nounadjective sorrow (bound form) sorrow; grief; mourning哉 zāi [classical exclamation] Classical particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation or strong emotion, as in 大哉 dàzāi or 呜呼哀哉 wūhū'āizāi