唏哩哗啦

唏 xī, xiè weep or sob

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
希
希 Sound component
xī hope

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanghlɯlʔ
hlɯls
Unicodexiə̌i
xiə̀i

說文解字

笑也。从口，稀省聲。一曰哀痛不泣曰唏。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

哩 li mile

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
里
里 Sound component
lǐ, li village

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

哗 huā rushing sound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 华 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘩.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
华
华 Sound component
huá magnificent

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

啦 la, lā final particle of assertion

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
拉
拉 Sound component
lā, la pull

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

嘩 huā rushing sound Traditional

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
華
華 Sound component
huá magnificent

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤrashout
Zhengzhangɡʷraː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang