呵
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(bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated); interjection of surprise
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 呵
- Common rank
- #2,700
- Unicode
- U+5475
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Formation & memory
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Words with 呵
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一气呵成 | to do something at one go; to flow smoothly | |
| 打呵欠 | to yawn | |
| 呵护 | to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve | |
| 呵禁 | to berate; to shout loudly | |
| 乐呵呵 | happily; giddily | |
| 呵责 | to abuse; to berate | |
| 呵喝 | to shout loudly; to bellow; to berate | |
| 呵斥 | to berate; to excoriate; to chide | |
| 呵欠 | yawn | |
| 呵呵 | (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle | |
| 叱呵 | to shout angrily; to yell | |
| 呵叱 | variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4] | |
| 呵谴 | to reprimand | |
| 谴呵 | variant of 譴訶|谴诃[qian3 he1] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 可 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可 sound part | may, can, -able; possibly | |
| 阿 | an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations | |
| 河 | river, stream; the Yellow river | |
| 柯 | axe-handle, bough, stalk; surname | |
| 诃 | to scold loudly, to curse, to abuse | |
| 苛 | severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting | |
| 坷 | uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil | |
| 轲 | axle | |
| 蚵 | oyster | |
| 岢 | the name of a mountain | |
| 疴 | sickness, illness; pain | |
| 哿 | excellent, capable; happy; to commend | |
| 舸 | barge, large boat | |
| 钶 | columbium |