嗬

See also: 呵
嗬 U+55EC, 嗬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55EC
← 嗫
[U+55EB] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 嗭 →
[U+55ED]

Translingual

Han character

嗬 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口廿人口 (RTOR) or 難口廿人口 (XRTOR), composition ⿰口荷)

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 665, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+55EC

Chinese
trad. 嗬
simp. # 嗬
alternative forms 呵
可

Etymology

Possibly from the fusion of 係／系 (hai6, “to be, yes”) + 哦 (o2, “interjection/particle expressing doubt or uncertainty”) (Chor et al., 2016).

Pronunciation

Definitions

嗬

  1. (Cantonese) Sentence-final particle used in an interrogative seeking confirmation.
    你今晚會出席個晚會㗎嗬？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你今晚会出席个晚会㗎嗬？ [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 gam1 maan5 wui5 ceot1 zik6 go3 maan5 wui6-2 gaa3 ho2? [Jyutping]
    You're attending the party this evening, right?
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