 | 唉 | ||
| alas, exclamation of surprise or pain | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 7 | Total Strokes | 10 |
| Mandarin reading | aī aì | Cantonese reading | aai1 oi1 |
| Japanese on reading | kai ki ai i | Japanese kun reading | aa aaoo iyaiyakotaeru |
| Korean reading | ay | Vietnamese reading | hãy |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 欸 | ||
| Specialized Semantic Variant(s) |
欸 | ||
| 唉 | [ aī ] interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!), to sigh |
| 唉 | [ aì ] alas, oh dear |
| 唉唉 | [ aī aī ] (onom.) sighing voice, crying sound |
| 唉姐 | [ aī jiě ] granny (dialect) |
| 唉聲嘆氣 | [ aī shēng tàn qì ] sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom), to heave deep sighs, to sigh in despair |
| 唉声叹气 | [ aī shēng tàn qì ] sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom), to heave deep sighs, to sigh in despair |
| ⇒ 唉唉 | [ aī aī ] (onom.) sighing voice, crying sound |