Character Animation

Character: 唉

Pinyin: āi (ai1)

Meaning: interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "唉" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • ✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • ✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • ✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • ✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 口 矣

Phonetic Component

Sound element

矣

Semantic Component

Meaning element

口

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: āi

哀 哎 挨

Same Radical (164)

Radical: 口

口 古 句 另 叨 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叽 吁 吃 各 吆 合 吉 吊 同 名 后 吏 吐 向 吓 吕 吗 君 吞 否 吧 吨 吩 含 听 吭 启 吴 吵 吸 吹 吻 吼 吾 呀 呆 呈 告 呐 呖 呗 员 呛 呜 呢 呦 周 味 呵 呸 呼 命 咋 和 咎 咏 咐 咔 咕 咖 咣 咨 咫 咬 咯 咱 咳 咸 咽 哀 品 哄 哈 响 哎 哑 哗 哟 哥 哦 哨 哪 哭 哲 哼 唇 唏 唐 唠 唤 唧 唬 售 唯 唱 唾 商 啊 啡 啤 啥 啦 啪 啼 喂 善 喉 喊 喜 喝 喧 喷 喻 喽 嗅 嗓 嗦 嗨 嗽 嘈 嘉 嘎 嘘 嘛 嘞 嘟 嘱 嘲 嘴 嘻 噎 噜 噤 器 噩 噪 噬 噻 嚎 嚣 嚷 囊 囔 骂 鸣

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 矣

挨

Related Semantic (113)

Same semantic as: 口

叨 叫 召 叭 叮 号 叽 吁 吃 吆 吐 吓 吗 吞 吧 吨 吩 含 吭 吵 吸 吹 吻 吼 吾 呀 呐 呖 呗 呛 呜 呢 呦 味 呵 呸 呼 咋 和 咎 咏 咐 咔 咕 咖 咣 咨 咬 咯 咱 咳 咽 哀 哄 哈 响 哎 哑 哗 哟 哦 哨 哪 哲 哼 唇 唏 唠 唤 唧 唬 唱 唾 啊 啡 啤 啥 啦 啪 啰 啼 喂 喉 喊 喝 喧 喷 喻 喽 嗓 嗦 嗨 嗽 嘈 嘎 嘘 嘛 嘞 嘟 嘱 嘲 嘴 噎 噜 噬 噻 嚎 嚷 囊 囔 知 问 骂