呵(hē)

HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingshēāáǎàa

variant of 啊[a1]

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hē / ā / á / ǎ / à / a
Meaning
variant of 啊[a1]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 呵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口可

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 可 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu可kě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 呵 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 呵

Common words using 呵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hē呵hù护
HSK 7-9

to bless

Open 呵护 page →
chì叱hē呵

to shout angrily; to yell

Open 叱呵 page →
hē呵chì叱

variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4]

Open 呵叱 page →
hē呵hē呵

(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle

Open 呵呵 page →
yī一qì气hē呵chéng成

to do something at one go

Open 一气呵成 page →
hē呵chì斥

to berate; to excoriate; to chide

Open 呵斥 page →
hē呵zé责

to abuse

Open 呵责 page →
lè乐hē呵hē呵

happily

Open 乐呵呵 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 呵’s common words

护叱一气成斥责乐

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