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唉 (ài): Oh — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 唉

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How to write 唉 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 唉

唉 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
唉=口mouth+矣particle (completed action)

A mouth (口) letting out a sigh (矣) — an interjection expressing sadness or regret.

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

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

tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
āi唉
shēng声
tàn叹
qì

Information

Pinyinài
Meaningoh
Strokes10
Radical口
Traditional唉
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1167
Zhuyinㄞˋ
UnicodeU+5509
CangjieROK
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气
，
xīn心
qíng情
hěn很
bù不
hǎo好
。

He sighs all day long and is in a bad mood.

Ài唉
，
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
nán难
bàn办
le了
。

Oh, this matter is really too difficult to handle.

ài唉
ya呀
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
bēi杯
zi子
dǎ打
suì碎
le了
。

Oh no, I accidentally broke the cup.

tā她
ài唉
tàn叹
zhe着
shuō说
shēng生
huó活
tài太
jiān艰
nán难
le了
。

She sighed and said life is too hard.

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