呵
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(bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated); interjection of surprise
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,700 U+5475
How 呵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 可 (phonetic, kě)
How to remember it
rebuke · Heisig RSH #1517
口 mouth + 可 can
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 可
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 可 (kě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可 sound component | kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 阿 | ā | an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations |
| 河 | hé | river, stream; the Yellow river |
| 柯 | kē | axe-handle, bough, stalk; surname |
| 诃 | hē | to scold loudly, to curse, to abuse |
| 苛 | kē | severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting |
| 坷 | kē | uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil |
| 轲 | kě | axle |
| 蚵 | é | oyster |
| 岢 | kě | the name of a mountain |
| 疴 | kē | sickness, illness; pain |
| 哿 | gě | excellent, capable; happy; to commend |
| 舸 | gě | barge, large boat |
| 钶 | kē | columbium |
Words containing 呵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一气呵成 | yī qì hē chéng | to do something at one go; to flow smoothly |
| 打呵欠 | dǎ hē qiàn | to yawn |
| 呵护 | hē hù | to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve |
| 呵禁 | hē jìn | to berate; to shout loudly |
| 乐呵呵 | lè hē hē | happily; giddily |
| 呵责 | hē zé | to abuse; to berate |
| 呵喝 | hē hè | to shout loudly; to bellow; to berate |
| 呵斥 | hē chì | to berate; to excoriate; to chide |
| 呵欠 | hē qiàn | yawn |
| 呵呵 | hē hē | (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle |
| 叱呵 | chì hē | to shout angrily; to yell |
| 呵叱 | hē chì | variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4] |
| 呵谴 | hē qiǎn | to reprimand |
| 谴呵 | qiǎn hē | variant of 譴訶|谴诃[qian3 he1] |