哈

hǎ
#712 most
frequent character
a Pekinese, a pug, (dialect) to scold

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

哈 hā has 口 mouth as the meaning part and 合 hé giving the sound. It began as the sound of laughter. From laughter came 'to exhale' and 'to yawn'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 5
哈hā
laughter, yawn, abbr. for Kazakhstan

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