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呵

hē

HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

ā

  1. variant of 啊[a1]

hē · ho1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) to scold
  2. to expel breath
  3. (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
  4. interjection of surprise

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

呵

Meaning
scold; laughing sound; yawn
Radical
口
Strokes
8
Components
⿰口可
Cangjie
RMNR
Four-corner
6102.0

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