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唉

āi

alas; exclamation of surprise or pain

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

HSK 5 10 strokes Common (21%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

矣

yǐ

particle of completed action

⿰口矣 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

yǐ

矣

particle of completed action

7 strokes

sī

厶

private, secret

📷 Pictographic: A silk cocoon

2 strokes

shǐ

矢

arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

📷 Pictographic: An arrow pointing upwards

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

tiān

天

sky, heaven; god, celestial

💡 Ideographic: The heavens 一 above a man 大

4 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 唉 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

唉 ↗

āi

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh

āi

唉 ↗

HSK 5

interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh

(onom.) sighing voice / crying sound

āiāi

唉唉 ↗

(onom.) sighing voice / crying sound

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair

āishēngtànqì

唉声叹气 ↗

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair