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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ho²
    • Yale: hó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵/

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 wui^6-2 gaa³ ho²? [Jyutping]

   You're attending the party this evening, right?