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an exclamation

HSK 10
hāi
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 海 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ sea =
an exclamation
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
hǎi sea
sea, ocean
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Notes
Chinese
[hāi]
oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
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