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哎 (āi): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 哎

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How to write 哎 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 哎

哎 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

哎=口mouth+艾mugwort

The mouth (口) expresses surprise or pain, like the sound 'ai' (艾) — an exclamation.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 哎

HSK words that contain this character.

哎呀

āi yā

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 哎 is used in context

Āi哎

，

nǐ你

děng等

yī一

xià下

！

Information

Pinyināi

Meaninghey

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional哎

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1164

Zhuyinㄞ

UnicodeU+54CE

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Hey, wait a moment!

āi哎

yā呀

，

wǒ我

wàng忘

jì记

dài带

yào钥

shi匙

le了

。

Oh no, I forgot to bring the keys.

āi哎

āi哎

，

nǐ你

děng等

yí一

xià下

wǒ我

hǎo好

ma吗

？

Hey, can you wait for me a moment?

āi哎

yō哟

，

wǒ我

de的

jiǎo脚

hǎo好

tòng痛

a啊

。

Ouch, my foot hurts so much.

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