哎 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

哎 English definition

āi

  • hey!
  • (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole;
  • : interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh;
  • : dust; dirt; Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters; phonetic ai or e; abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2];
  • : in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to;
  • : meaning of character is unclear, and no known compounds;
  • : einsteinium (chemistry);

Words containing 哎, by HSK level

  • HSK 5 vocabulary list
    • 哎 (āi ): hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation);