哉

zāi

Meanings

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zāi

1.(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

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Wiktionary

1.grammatical particle indicating emphasis
2.sentence-medial particle indicating inverted construction for the emphasis of the predicate
3.sentence-final particle indicating exclamation, emphasis, or strong intention
4.begin, commence
5.Sentence-final TAM particle
6.only used in 佳哉

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔslɯː): semantic 口 + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː).

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Stroke order

Components

哉𢦏口

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Derived terms

何哉何足道哉優哉游哉优哉游哉哀哉哉生明哉生魄唐哉皇哉善哉嗚呼哀哉呜呼哀哉得其所哉怪哉悠哉悠哉悠哉於呼哀哉郁哉佳哉好佳哉

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Related words

善哉 excellent 悠哉 see 悠哉悠哉[yōu zāi yōu zāi]圣哉经 Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)幸甚至哉 filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操[Cáo Cāo])悠哉悠哉 free and unconstrained (idiom)优哉游哉 see 悠哉悠哉[yōu zāi yōu zāi]悠哉游哉 see 悠哉悠哉[yōu zāi yōu zāi]呜呼哀哉 alas