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哎 (āi): Hey — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 哎

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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kǒu · mouth
艾ài
哎=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 哎

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5.

How to Use 哎

Short interjection sounds

哎 + sound/phrase

哎 (āi) starts short exclamations like surprise or pain.

哎呀 • āi yā • oh no; hey • HSK 3.0 · L5
6.

Example Sentences

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
CangjieRTK
口kǒu · mouth
+艾ài
HSK 3.0 · L5
āi哎
yā呀

oh no; hey

哎哟 • āi yō • ouch; oh
āi哎
yō哟

ouch; oh

！

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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