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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ai1
- English meanings
- dissatisfaction, of surprise, swounds, warning
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 艾.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
艾 is identified as the sound component (ài / yì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 哎.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
sorrow; mourn
mild exclamation/sigh
dust; Egypt
in order
love
tumor
white (as snow)
low
hinder; obstruct
mugwort; stop
kind; amiable
narrow; pass
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 哎呀