Chinese Word: 呵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呵Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:可 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 可 [ kě ] may, can, -able; possibly

Similar Characters: 阿坷

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Pinyin: ā

English Definition:variant of 啊

Pinyin: hē

English Definition:expel breath; my goodness

Chinese Definition:
①怒责：呵责。呵斥(亦作“呵叱”)。呵禁。
②吁气：呵冻(哈气使暧)。一气呵成。
③象声词，形容笑：呵呵。［词性］[叹]
④表示惊讶：呵，真不得了！

Example Words:

呵护	hē hù	to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve
呵欠HSK 6	hē qiàn	yawn
乐呵呵	lè hē hē	happily; giddily
呵斥	hē chì	to berate; to excoriate; to chide; also written 喝斥
一气呵成	yī qì hē chéng	to do something at one go; to flow smoothly

1		jiù shì 就是 sì shí 四十 fǎ láng 法郎 ā 呵。 That makes forty francs.
2		gǎn qíng 感情 jiù 就 xiàng 像 yī duǒ 一朵 huā 花， bú duàn 不断 de 地 xū yào 需要 guān xīn 关心 hé 和 hē hù 呵护。 Relationships are like flowers, constantly needing care and nurture.
3		lǎo shī 老师 dà shēng 大声 hē chì 呵斥 nà xiē 那些 bù 不 zūn shǒu 遵守 kè táng 课堂 guī zé 规则 de 的 xué sheng 学生。 The teacher scolded loudly the students who did not follow the classroom rules.