咳(hāi)

HSK 59 strokes
Readingshāiké

sound of sighing

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Character information

Pinyin
hāi / ké
Meaning
sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口亥

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

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

Made of

口kǒu亥hài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 咳 step by step

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

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Words with 咳

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

ké咳sou嗽
HSK 7-9

to cough; CL:阵

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zhǐ止ké咳
HSK 7-9

to suppress coughing

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gān干ké咳

to cough without phlegm; a dry cough

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hāi咳qiàng呛

(dialect) to cough

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hāi咳tán痰

to cough up phlegm

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ké咳xuè血

to cough up blood

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zhǐ止ké咳táng糖jiāng浆

cough suppressant syrup

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bǎi百rì日hāi咳

whooping cough

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 咳’s common words

嗽止干呛痰血糖浆

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