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U+55E8, 嗨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55E8

[U+55E7]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+55E9]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 30, +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口水人卜 (REOY), four-corner 68057, composition )

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 204, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4137
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 671, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+55E8

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin[edit]

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声): semantic (mouth; speech) + phonetic (OC *hmlɯːʔ)

Etymology[edit]

The first sense is from English hi, the second sense is from English high.

Pronunciation[edit]


Note:
  • haai1 - colloquial;
  • hei, hoi1 - variant.
  • Min Nan
  • Wu
  • Definitions[edit]

    1. (colloquial) hey; hi
    2. (colloquial) high; to be exhilarated (may or may not be under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs)
      一齊一齐 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  jat1 cai4 hei1 [Jyutping]  ―  all have fun together
    3. Alternative form of (hāi, sound of lament)

    Compounds[edit]

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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    Readings[edit]