懂中文 Dong Chinese

嗳

āi, ǎi, ài

interjection

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 爱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 噯.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

爱 sound component

爱  Sound component

ài

  

love

Evolution

嗳 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
嗳 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

嗳 (噯) 

āi

interjection; exclamation

嗳 (噯) 

ǎi

(interj. of disapproval)

嗳 (噯) 

ài

(interj. of regret)

Most common words with 嗳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嗳

(interj. of disapproval)

嗳气

belching

嗳酸

sour belching (medical term)