喔 (ō)

particle indicating realization, reminder, or warning

How 喔 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
口 — mouth
Traditional
喔
Simplified
喔 (unchanged)

Components

喔 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

ō
I see; oh
wo
(particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder

喔 in a sentence

出門要記得帶傘喔!

Chūmén yào jìdé dài sǎn ō!

“Remember to take an umbrella when you go out!”

How common is 喔?

喔 is the 2,854th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 99% of all running text.

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