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Translingual
Han character
哎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口廿大 (RTK), four-corner 64040, composition ⿰口艾)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 189, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3628
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 3
- Unihan data for U+54CE
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 艾 (OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads).
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
哎
- Interjection of surprise.
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
哎
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- interjection of surprise
Readings
Korean
Hanja
哎 • (ae) (hangeul 애)
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Vietnamese
Han character
哎: Hán Nôm readings: ngáy, ngửi
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Zhuang
Verb
哎
- Sawndip form of ae (“to cough”)