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嘿 (hēi): Hey — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 嘿

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How to write 嘿 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 嘿

嘿 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
嘿=口mouth+黑black, dark

The mouth (口) makes a dark or secretive sound (黑) — to chuckle, whisper, or say 'hey' quietly.

4.

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Example Sentences

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

tā他
hēi嘿
hēi嘿
dì地
xiào笑
le了
qǐ

Information

Pinyinhēi
Meaninghey
Strokes15
Radical口
Traditional嘿
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1576
Zhuyinㄏㄟ
UnicodeU+563F
CangjieRYMR
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起
lái来
。

He chuckled with a 'hehe' sound

tā他
hēi嘿
rán然
bù不
yǔ语
,
xiàn陷
rù入
chén沉
sī思
。

He remained silent, lost in thought

Hēi嘿
,
nǐ你
děng等
yī一
xià下
!

Hey, wait a moment!

dà大
jiā家
yì一
qǐ起
hēi嘿
xiū咻
zhe着
bān搬
xiāng箱
zǐ子
。

Everyone moved the box together with effort

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