呵

呵 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓口 (RMNR), four-corner 6102₀, composition ⿰口可)

• 𦱕, 𭊀

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 183, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3459
• Dae Jaweon: page 402, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 10
• Unihan data for U+5475

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰaːl, *qʰaːls): semantic 口 + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

Probably related to 呼 (OC *qʰaː, “to exhale, shout”); see there for more (STEDT).

呵

1. alternative form of 訶 / 诃 (hē, “to berate; to scold”)
2. to shout; to cry out
3. to cherish; to treasure; to protect
4. (onomatopoeia) Sound of laughing.

   呵呵。  ―  Hēhē.  ―  Huh. (with falling pitch)

5. Exclamation particle for expressing surprise.
6. (dialectal) to smoke (tobacco)

呵

1. to expel breath; to slowly breathe out

呵

1. Used in transcription.

呵

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 哈 (“to bend over”)

呵

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 啊 (exclamation particle)

呵

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 啊 (modal particle)

   • 沉默呵，沉默呵！不在沉默中爆發，就在沉默中滅亡。 [MSC, trad.]
     沉默呵，沉默呵！不在沉默中爆发，就在沉默中灭亡。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1926, Lu Xun, “In Memory of Miss Liu Hezhen”

     Chénmò a, chénmò a! Bù zài chénmò zhōng bàofā, jiù zài chénmò zhōng mièwáng. [Pinyin]

     Silence, silence! Unless we burst in this silence, we shall perish in this silence!

呵

1. (dialectal) to cheat; to deceive

呵

1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 嗬 (ho²)
   • 2012, 鬼差, 《鬼上身》, Hong Kong: 超媒體出版, →ISBN, page 36:

     「佢返咗入去就得喇呵？」Joey終於忍唔住問。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     「佢返咗入去就得喇呵？」Joey终于忍唔住问。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     “keoi⁵ faan¹ zo² jap⁶ heoi³ zau⁶ dak¹ laa³ ho¹?” Joey zung¹ jyu¹ jan² m⁴ zyu⁶ man⁶. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015 August 25, “被寸唔錫老婆　謝賢節目預演摑曾江”, in 東網 [on.cc]‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 March 2025:

     曾江即示意不會再講，謝賢再說：「你唔會怪我架呵？打吓都唔會怪架呵？」隨即一巴掌打落曾江度。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     曾江即示意不会再讲，谢贤再说：「你唔会怪我架呵？打吓都唔会怪架呵？」随即一巴掌打落曾江度。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     zang¹ gong¹ zik¹ si⁶ ji³ bat¹ wui⁵ zoi³ gong², ze⁶ jin⁴ zoi³ syut³: “nei⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ gwaai³ ngo⁵ gaa³ ho²? daa² haa⁵ dou¹ m⁴ wui⁵ gwaai³ gaa³ ho²?” ceoi⁴ zik¹ jat¹ baa¹ zoeng² daa² lok⁶ zang¹ gong¹ dou⁶. [Jyutping]

     Kenneth Tsang immediately displayed a lack of willingness to continue talking, so Patrick Tse said: "You won't blame me, right? You wont't blame me if I give you a slap, right?" and immediately gave Kenneth Tsang a slap on the cheek.

   • 2017, 莎比亞, 《一個分手要坐監嘅小島》, Hong Kong: 日閲堂出版社, →ISBN, page 266:

     陳經理：「第二件事係，我諗你哋應該都識對方㗎呵？Tony同Merci，我同佢哋都好熟，約咗聽晚一齊食飯，想睇吓你哋一唔一齊，傾吓偈。」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     陈经理：「第二件事系，我谂你哋应该都识对方㗎呵？Tony同Merci，我同佢哋都好熟，约咗听晚一齐食饭，想睇吓你哋一唔一齐，倾吓偈。」 [Cantonese, simp.]

     can⁴ ging¹ lei⁵: “dai⁶ ji⁶ gin⁶ si⁶ hai⁶, ngo⁵ nam² nei⁵ dei⁶ jing¹ goi¹ dou¹ sik¹ deoi³ fong¹ gaa³ ho²? Tony tung⁴ Merci, ngo⁵ tung⁴ keoi⁵ dei⁶ dou¹ hou² suk⁶, joek³ zo² ting¹ maan^5-1 jat¹ cai⁴ sik⁶ faan⁶, soeng² tai² haa⁵ nei⁵ dei⁶ jat¹ m⁴ jat¹ cai⁴, king¹ haa⁵ gai².” [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. scold, disapprove

• Go-on: か (ka)
• Kan-on: か (ka)
• Kun: しかる (shikaru, 呵る)、わらう (warau, 呵う)

呵 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka)

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呵 (cà)

1. Nôm form of cà (“yonder”).

   鉗𱍭仍会𱐍地呵

   Ghiềm ngần nhằng hỏi dú ti̱ cà

   The silver ring still hanging there

呵 (a; à)

1. Nôm form of a (“alright, okay”).

   𱽗好𱻊帝鍾用呵

   Rầư hảo nghì đảy chung du̱ng a

   Whoever is righteous will be adorsed

2. Nôm form of à (“Sound made during singing.”).

   𫠿蘭呵菊秋

   Dâng lan à cúc thu

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

呵: Hán Nôm readings: ha, há, hả, hà, khá, khà

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