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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 哎

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
哎 aī - hey!
- (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

List Ranking for: 哎

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 2,416 1,770 434

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 口 艾

Radical:

口

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

艾

Semantic:

口

Hint:

Mouth

Other Words Containing 哎

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
哎 - 5 2,416 1,770 434
哎呀 - 5 4,190 5,359 1,843
哎哟 6 - 7,865 6,259 2,049