Meaning
(phonetic particle); expel breath; my goodness
Chinese: 语气词；也表示呵斥、呵护。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “he” becomes a different word in each tone. 呵 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 呵护hē hùto bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve
- 呵责hē zéto abuse; to berate
- 呵喝hē hèto shout loudly; to bellow; to berate
- 呵禁hē jìnto berate; to shout loudly
- 呵斥hē chìto berate; to excoriate; to chide
Example Sentence
天气太冷，他呵了呵手取暖。Tiān qì tài lěng, tā hē le hē shǒu qǔ nuǎn.It was so cold that he breathed on his hands to warm them.
天气Tiān qìweather太tàitoo冷lěngcold，他tāhe呵hē(bound form) to scold了le(completed action)呵hē(bound form) to scold手shǒuhand取暖qǔ nuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire。