- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 亥(hour of the Pig; 12th heavenly stem and earthly branch)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth making a "hoo hoo" sound when coughing is the character for cough.
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咳
咳
⼝Radical 30 · 9 strokes
sound of sighing
HSK 5 (3.0)4 meanings#13169
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹叹interjection
sound of sighing
中表示叹气或呼喊的声音biǎoshì tànqì huò hūshǎng de shēngyīn
- ，！
Alas, what a shame!
- 貳叹interjection
(interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
中表示惊讶、难过、遗憾等感情的声音biǎoshì jīngyà、nánguò、yíhanàn děng gǎnqíng de shēngyīn
- 參叹interjection
damn
中表示惊讶、遗憾或不满的感叹词biǎoshì jīngyà、yíhàn huò búmǎn de gǎntànci
- ，！
Oh, I forgot!
- 肆叹interjection
wow
中表示惊讶、叹息的声音biǎoshì jīngyà、tànxī de shēngyīn
咳
⼝Radical 30 · 9 strokes
cough
HSK 5 (3.0)1 meaning#13169
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
cough
中用力从喉咙里排出气体的声音yòng lì cóng hóulóng lǐ pái chū qìtǐ de shēngyīn
- 。
He was coughing very badly.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS1
咳
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹叹interjection
sound of sighing
中表示叹气或呼喊的声音biǎoshì tànqì huò hūshǎng de shēngyīn
- ，！
Alas, what a shame!
- 貳叹interjection
(interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
中表示惊讶、难过、遗憾等感情的声音biǎoshì jīngyà、nánguò、yíhanàn děng gǎnqíng de shēngyīn
- 參叹interjection
damn
中表示惊讶、遗憾或不满的感叹词biǎoshì jīngyà、yíhàn huò búmǎn de gǎntànci
- ，！
Oh, I forgot!
- 肆叹interjection
wow
中表示惊讶、叹息的声音biǎoshì jīngyà、tànxī de shēngyīn
咳
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
cough
中用力从喉咙里排出气体的声音yòng lì cóng hóulóng lǐ pái chū qìtǐ de shēngyīn
- 。
He was coughing very badly.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 亥(hour of the Pig; 12th heavenly stem and earthly branch)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth making a "hoo hoo" sound when coughing is the character for cough.
RELATED
SYNONYMS1
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