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哎
āi HSK7

interjection of surprise

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 艾 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
艾
艾 Sound component
ài, yì, aì Chinese mugwort or wormwood

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