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呵 - ā

scold; laughing sound; yawn

scold; laughing sound; yawn

How to read 呵

Click 呵 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinā
Englishscold; laughing sound; yawn
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

呵呵 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 呵喝. Please read 呵斥 one more time.

Common words with this character

gentle laughter; chuckle
to shout loudly; to bellow; to berate
to berate; to excoriate; to chide
yawn

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 呵 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 呵呵 and 呵喝 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 呵.