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哎
āi
1. hey!
2. (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

哎
āi
interjection of surprise
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (3)

哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
哎唷
āiyō
interjection of pain or surprise
哎哟
āiyō
hey

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,293
Word Frequency Rank
2,223 of 84,292