Dong Chinese dictionary

hē, ā

scold

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

可 Sound component

kě, kè

able to

Evolution

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hē

scold; laughing sound; yawn; expel breath; my goodness

variant of 啊[ā]

Most common words with 呵

Sources