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咳

hāi

to cough

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 亥 provides pronunciation

HSK 4 9 strokes Common (24%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

亥

hài

12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

⿰口亥 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

hài

亥

12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

6 strokes

tóu

亠

lid, cover; head

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

Words Using 咳 (10)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

咳嗽 ↗

késou

to cough / CL:[[陣|阵<zhèn>]]

késou

咳嗽 ↗

HSK 4

to cough / CL:[[陣|阵<zhèn>]]

to cough up phlegm / to expectorate

kétán

咳痰 ↗

to cough up phlegm / to expectorate

cough suppressant syrup / cough mixture

zhǐkétángjiāng

止咳糖浆 ↗

cough suppressant syrup / cough mixture

北京咳 ↗

Běijīngké

"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems

Běijīngké

北京咳 ↗

"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems

百日咳 ↗

bǎirìké

whooping cough / pertussis

bǎirìké

百日咳 ↗

whooping cough / pertussis