呵
ā
#1,858 most
frequent character
variant of 啊[a1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
呵 has 口, mouth and sound, as its meaning part and 可 kě as its sound part. It first meant to berate someone, then grew to mean to breathe out. The reading ā is an exclamation borrowed only for its sound.
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