唉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10
Variants: 欸誒

Pronunciation

Pinyin: āi, ǎi, ài
Cantonese: aai1 oi1
JapaneseKun: AA AAOO IYAIYAKOTAERU
JapaneseOn: KAI KI AI I
Korean: AY
Vietnamese: hãy

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: alas, exclamation of surprise or pain

CE-Dict: alas/oh dear

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.uh-huh
2.alas

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: alas

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: alas

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》唉譍也。从口矣聲。讀若埃。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】唉
【集韻】呼來切，音咍。歎也。　又【唐韻】烏開切【集韻】【韻會】於開切，𠀤音哀。【說文】譍也。【廣韻】慢噟。【莊子·知北遊】狂屈曰：唉，吾知之。【音義】唉，烏來反。又烏在反。李音熙。　又【管子·桓公問】禹立諫鼓於朝，而備訊唉。【註】唉，驚問也。　又【集韻】虛其切，音僖。與誒同。【說文】可惡之詞也。【史記·項羽紀】亞父受玉斗，置之地，拔劒撞而破之，曰：唉，豎子不足與謀。【註】索隱曰：唉，歎恨發聲之辭。音虛其反。　又【集韻】於其切，音醫。與欸同。詳欠部欸字註。　又倚亥切，哀上聲。義同。　又英皆切，音𢰇。應聲。　又羽己切，音矣。又於代切，音愛。義𠀤同。　又【廣韻】於駭切【集韻】倚駭切，𠀤音挨。義同。　又【廣韻】飽聲。

CF-Dict: hélas/couic

Han-De-Dict: ach, oh, oh weh, oje