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Translingual
Han character
嗨 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口水人卜 (REOY), four-corner 68057, composition ⿰口海)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4137
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 671, character 3
- Unihan data for U+55E8
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”) + phonetic 海 (OC *hmlɯːʔ)
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haai1, hei1, hoi1
- Yale: hāai, hēi, hōi
- Cantonese Pinyin: haai1, hei1, hoi1
- Guangdong Romanization: hai1, héi1, hoi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːi̯⁵⁵/, /hei̯⁵⁵/, /hɔːi̯⁵⁵/
- Southern Min
- Wu
Definitions
嗨
- Alternative form of 咳 (hāi)
Compounds
Etymology 2
From English hi.
Pronunciation
Definitions
嗨
- (colloquial) hi; hey
Etymology 3
From English high.
Pronunciation
Definitions
嗨
- (colloquial) to get high on
- (colloquial) to be exhilarated; to have fun (not necessarily under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs)
- 一齊嗨／一齐嗨 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― jat1 cai4 haai1 ― all have fun together
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
嗨
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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