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呵
ā
1. variant of [[啊<ā>]]
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

呵
hē
to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

呵欠
hēqiàn
to yawn
打呵欠
dǎhēqiàn
to yawn

Alternate Entries

呵
hē
expel breath / my goodness
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,860
Word Frequency Rank
3,950 of 84,292