哎
HSK 7freq #2092
Meanings
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- 1.hey!
- 2.(interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
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Wiktionary
- 1.Interjection of surprise.
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 艾 (OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
哎！
Oh dear!
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Derived terms
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