Chinese

哈哈

/xä⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵/
the sound of someone laughing out loud
  • HSK 3
  • ㄏㄏ

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  • characterChinese哈 “many; plenteous”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese合 “to close; to shut”
      • ideaChinese亼 “mouth”
        • ideaChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”

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