呵

呵 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓口 (RMNR), four-corner 6102₀, composition ⿰口可)

• 𦱕, 𭊀

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 183, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3459
• Dae Jaweon: page 402, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 10
• Unihan data for U+5475

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).

呵

1. Alternative form of 訶 / 诃 (hē, “to berate; to scold”)
2. to shout; to cry out
3. to cherish; to treasure; to protect
4. (onomatopoeia) Sound of laughing.

   呵呵。  ―  Hēhē.  ―  Huh. (with falling pitch)

5. Exclamation particle for expressing surprise.
6. (dialectal) to smoke (tobacco)

呵

1. to expel breath; to slowly breathe out

呵

1. Used in transcription.

呵

1. ^† Alternative form of 哈 (“to bend over”)

呵

1. ^† Alternative form of 啊 (exclamation particle)

呵

1. ^† Alternative form of 啊 (modal particle)

   • 沉默呵，沉默呵！不在沉默中爆發，就在沉默中滅亡。 [MSC, trad.]
     沉默呵，沉默呵！不在沉默中爆发，就在沉默中灭亡。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1926, Lu Xun, “In Memory of Miss Liu Hezhen”

     Chénmò a, chénmò a! Bù zài chénmò zhōng bàofā, jiù zài chénmò zhōng mièwáng.

     Silence, silence! Unless we burst in this silence, we shall perish in this silence!

呵

1. (dialectal) to cheat; to deceive

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呵

1. (Cantonese) Used to point out something that one would like confirmation for. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   都OK呵 [Cantonese]  ―  dou¹ ou¹ kei¹ ho¹   ―  should be OK, yeah?

   ^曾^江即示意不會再講，^謝^賢再說：「你唔會怪我架呵？打吓都唔會怪架呵？」隨即一巴掌打落^曾^江度。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   ^曾^江即示意不会再讲，^谢^贤再说：「你唔会怪我架呵？打吓都唔会怪架呵？」随即一巴掌打落^曾^江度。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   From:

   Cang⁴ Gong¹ zik¹ si⁶ ji³ bat¹ wui⁵ zoi³ gong², Ze⁶ Jin⁴ zoi³ syut³: “nei⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ gwaai³ ngo⁵ gaa³ ho¹? daa² haa² dou¹ m⁴ wui⁵ gwaai³ gaa³ ho¹?” ceoi⁴ zik¹ jat¹ baa¹ zoeng² daa² lok⁶ Cang⁴ Gong¹ dou⁶.

   Tsang Kong immediately displayed a lack of willingness to continue talking, so Tse Yin said: "You won't blame me, right? You wont't blame me if I give you a slap, right?" and immediately gave Tsang Kong a slap on the cheek.

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. scold, disapprove

• Go-on: か (ka)
• Kan-on: か (ka)
• Kun: しかる (shikaru, 呵る)、わらう (warau, 呵う)

呵 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka)

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呵 (cà)

1. Nôm form of cà (“yonder”).

   鉗𱍭仍会𱐍地呵

   Ghiềm ngần nhằng hỏi dú ti̱ cà

   The silver ring still hanging there

呵 (a; à)

1. Nôm form of a (“alright, okay”).

   𱽗好𱻊帝鍾用呵

   Rầư hảo nghì đảy chung du̱ng a

   Whoever is righteous will be adorsed

2. Nôm form of à (“Sound made during singing.”).

   𫠿蘭呵菊秋

   Dâng lan à cúc thu

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呵: Hán Nôm readings: ha, há, hả, hà, khá, khà

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