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嘿

hēi

hey

A person waves a hand high to call someone
Memory picture

Character

嘿 hēi

Strokes
15
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 黑 black
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 嘿,你先别急着反驳,听我把背景解释完。 Hēi, nǐ xiān bié jízhe fǎnbó, tīng wǒ bǎ bèijǐng jiěshì wán. Hey, do not rush to object; listen to me explain the background first.
  • 嘿,你看,天上有一只很大的风筝! Hēi, nǐ kàn, tiānshang yǒu yì zhī hěn dà de fēngzheng! Hey, look, there's a huge kite in the sky!
  • 嘿,好久不见,你最近过得怎么样? Hēi, hǎojiǔ bú jiàn, nǐ zuìjìn guò de zěnmeyàng? Hey, long time no see! How have you been lately?

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