zāi
final exclamatory particle
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 哉
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
(exclamatory or interrogative particle) | ||
excellent | ||
free and unconstrained (idiom) | ||
alas | ||
free and unconstrained (idiom) |
Sources