咳
HSK 5freq #7383
Meanings
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- 1.cough
- 1.sound of sighing
- 2.(interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
- 3.damn
- 4.wow
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Wiktionary
- 1.to cough
- 2.cough
- 3.Used to express sorrow, remorse, or surprise.
- 4.to laugh; to cackle
- 5.interjection for sighing or order
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰɯː, *ɡɯː): semantic 口 + phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ).
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
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