Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

hey

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hei” becomes a different word in each tone. 嘿 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

  • 嘿嘿hēi hēi(onom.) he he; mischievous laughter
  • 嘿咻hēi xiū(coll.) to make love

Example Sentence

嘿,你们快过来看,这里有一只小松鼠!Hēi, nǐ men kuài guò lái kàn, zhè lǐ yǒu yì zhī xiǎo sōng shǔ!Hey, come and look, there is a little squirrel here!

Hēihey你们nǐ menyou (plural)kuàirapid过来guò láito come overkànto look after这里zhè lǐhereyǒuto haveonezhīonlyxiǎosmall松鼠sōng shǔsquirrel