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U+55E8, 嗨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55E8

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口水人卜 (REOY), four-corner 68057, composition )

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 (mouth; speech) + phonetic (OC *hmlɯːʔ)

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. Alternative form of (hāi)

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
alternative forms hi

From English hi.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (colloquial) hi; hey

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
alternative forms high
hi

From English high.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (colloquial) to get high on
  2. (colloquial) to be exhilarated; to have fun (not necessarily under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs)
    一齊一齐 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  jat1 cai4 haai1   ―  all have fun together

Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • Go-on: かい (kai)
  • Kan-on: かい (kai)
  • Tō-on: はい (hai)