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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 呵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
呵 ā - variant of 啊[a1]
呵 hē - (bound form) to scold
- to expel breath
- (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
- interjection of surprise

List Ranking for: 呵

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 4,168 6,299 2,942

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 口 可

Radical:

口

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

可

Semantic:

口

Hint:

Mouth

Other Words Containing 呵

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
呵呵 - - 3,862 1,833 544
呵 6 7 4,168 6,299 2,942
呵护 - 7 16,965 9,820 5,184
一气呵成 - - 27,433 31,214 25,077
呵欠 - - 35,453 57,543 53,279
呵斥 - - 42,753 31,621 33,324
乐呵呵 - - 45,369 27,425 23,405