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CHINESE CHARACTER

hēi

嘿

嘿

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Numbered pinyin
hei1
English meanings
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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 黑.

Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

黑 is identified as the sound component (hēi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 嘿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口黑

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    hēi嘿,nǐ你hǎo好。

    Hey, hello.

  2. 02

    hēi嘿,kàn看zhèlǐ这里。

    Hey, look here.

  3. 03

    hēi嘿,bié别zǒu走。

    Hey, don't go.

  4. 04

    dǎ打gè个zhāohu招呼。

    Say hello.

  5. 05

    yǐnqǐ引起zhùyì注意。

    Get attention.

  6. 06

    rèqíng热情dàfang大方。

    Warm and open.

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