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呵
hē
1. expel breath
2. my goodness
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 (12)

呵责
hēzé
to abuse
叱呵
chìhē
to shout angrily
呵叱
hēchì
variant of [[呵斥<hēchì>]]
呵呵
hēhē
(onom.) gentle laughter
呵喝
hēhè
to shout loudly
呵斥
hēchì
to berate
呵欠
hēqiàn
to yawn
呵禁
hējìn
to berate
呵护
hēhù
to bless
乐呵呵
lèhēhē
happily
打呵欠
dǎhēqiàn
to yawn
一气呵成
yīqìhēchéng
to do something at one go

Alternate Entries

呵
ā
variant of [[啊<ā>]]
HSK 6

Metadata

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