哉

zāi

z+āi·1st tone

(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

Radical: 口 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top-right surroundFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

(exclamatory or interrogative particle)

zāi

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Words with 哉 27 total

excellent善哉shàn zāi Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)圣哉经shèng zāi jīng alas · all is lost呜呼哀哉wū hū āi zāi filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操)幸甚至哉xìng shèn zhì zāi free and unconstrained (idiom) · leisurely and carefree悠哉悠哉yōu zāi yōu zāi

Idioms with 哉 8 total Chain

alas · all is lost呜呼哀哉wū hū āi zāi