呵
freq #5230
Meanings
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- 1.variant of 啊[ā]
- 1.(bound form) to scold
- 2.to expel breath
- 3.(onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
- 4.interjection of surprise
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Wiktionary
- 1.to shout; to cry out
- 2.to cherish; to treasure; to protect
- 3.Sound of laughing.
- 4.Exclamation particle for expressing surprise.
- 5.to smoke (tobacco)
- 6.to expel breath; to slowly breathe out
- 7.Used in transcription.
- 8.to cheat; to deceive
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰaːl, *qʰaːls): semantic 口 + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ). Probably related to 呼 (OC *qʰaː, “to exhale, shout”); see there for more (STEDT).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
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