哈 (haa1 | ha1 ha3 ha4) : laughing sound; breathe out; bend

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哈

haa1

ha1 ha3 ha4

[1] [onomatopoeia] sound of hearty laughter
[2] [v] breathe out (with the mouth open)
[3] [v] bend; stoop
[4] [n] used in transliteration

Pinyin ha1 is standard reading; ha3 and ha4 are used mainly as first syllable of some compound nouns, mostly obscure ones.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哈

This word has been viewed 8119 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Aug 2013 04:45

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哈哈 haa1 haa1 ha1 ha1 = ha ha

哈蜜瓜 haa1 mat6 gwaa1 = cantaloupe

哈囉 haa1 lo4*2 ha1 luo5 = (transliteration of) hello 粵

哈哈笑 haa1 haa1 siu3 = laughing

笑哈哈 siu3 haa1 haa1 xiao4 ha1 ha1 = laughing; laughingly, with a laugh

哈哈大笑 haa1 haa1 daai6 siu3 = laugh heartily, burst into laughter, a horse laugh

哈密瓜 haa1 mat6 gwaa1 ha1 mi4 gua1 = Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)

哈佬 haa1 lou2 = hello (as loanword) 粵

扯哈 ce2 haa1 = asthma, sucking wind (phonetic equivalent of 扯瘕)

打哈欠 daa2 haa1 him3 da3 ha1 qian4 = to yawn, yawning
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他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

波拉特係個哈薩克斯坦人；佢唔係美國人呀粵
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.

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