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哎

Character

哎 āi

HSK 7–9Character

hey! (a sound used to call someone's attention)

Radical
口
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 艾
Traditional
哎
Frequency
#2742 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

āi

ai1
  1. hey! (a sound used to call someone's attention)
  2. oh! (a sound showing surprise)

Examples

  • 哎，你等一下！

    āi nǐ děng yī xià

    Hey, wait a moment!

    AI-generated sentence

  • 哎，你怎么了？

    āi nǐ zěn me le

    Hey, what's wrong?

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 哎

Draw “哎” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 哎

哎呀āi yāoh! oh no! a sound you make when you are surprisedWordHSK 7–9哎呦āi yōu(interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc)Word哎哟āi yōheyWord哎唷āi yōinterjection of pain or surpriseWord

Same radical 口

All characters with 口 →
和hé吗ma嗎ma可kě后hòu名míng台tái同tóng员yuán員yuán喜xǐ噹dāng
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