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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 呵呵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
呵呵 hē hē - (onom.) gentle laughter
- chuckle

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 3,862 1,833 544

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
ā- variant of 啊[a1]
- (bound form) to scold
- to expel breath
- (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
- interjection of surprise
ā- variant of 啊[a1]
- (bound form) to scold
- to expel breath
- (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
- interjection of surprise

Other Words Containing 呵呵

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
呵呵 - - 3,862 1,833 544
乐呵呵 - - 45,369 27,425 23,405