哎 (āi)
oh!/hey! (surprise or sigh)
How 哎 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 哎
- Simplified
- 哎 (unchanged)
Components
- 口 mouth
- 艹 grass
- 乂 N/A
Common words using 哎
- 哎呀 āiyā
- interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
- 哎唷 āiyō
- interjection of pain or surprise; also written 哎喲|哎哟
- 哎喲 āiyō
- hey; ow; ouch
哎 in a sentence
哎呀！我忘記帶錢包出門了。
Āiyā! Wǒ wàngjì dài qiánbāo chūmén le.
“Oh no! I forgot to bring my wallet when I left.”
How common is 哎?
哎 is the 2,289th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98% of all running text.
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