噯
ǎiài

interjection

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
愛
愛 Sound component
ài love

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嗳 āi, ǎi, ài interjection Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 爱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 噯.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
爱
爱 Sound component
ài love

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode