嘿

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嘿 U+563F, 嘿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-563F
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 		CJK Unified Ideographs 噀 →

Translingual

Han character

嘿 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口田土火 (RWGF), four-corner 66031, composition ⿰口黑)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 208, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4283
  • Dae Jaweon: page 430, character 32
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 684, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+563F

Chinese

Glyph origin

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Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 嘿

Pronunciation

Note:
  • hek/hiak - literary;
  • heh - vernacular.

    Definitions

    嘿

    1. hey (used to get attention, or express admiration or surprise)
    2. hah; hee; lol
    3. (Taiwan) yeah; yes

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    Etymology 2

    For pronunciation and definitions of 嘿 – see 默 (“to be silent; to keep quiet; to keep still; secretly; covertly; imperceptibly; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of 默).

    Japanese

    Kanji

    嘿

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    Korean

    Hanja

    嘿 • (muk) (hangeul 묵, revised muk, McCune–Reischauer muk)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    嘿: Hán Nôm readings: hải

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