哈
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hā / hǎ · the sound of laughter

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Readings & meanings

哈 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

hā

(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore

哈日hā Rì · Japanophile
hǎ

a Pekinese; a pug; (dialect) to scold

哈达hǎ dá · khata
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9Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 哈

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hā(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore
hǎa Pekinese; a pug; (dialect) to scold
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Example sentences

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Hā lā hé lín shì měnggǔ de qián shǒudū.哈拉和林是蒙古的前首都。

Karakorum is the early capital city of Mongolia.

Source: Tatoeba #10188053 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de huà bǎ dà jiā rě dé hā hā dà xiào.他的话把大家惹得哈哈大笑。

His words set everybody roaring with laughter.

Source: Tatoeba #715574 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men quē yǎng shí jiù huì dǎ hāqian.我们缺氧时就会打哈欠。

We yawn when we are short of oxygen.

Source: Tatoeba #10460425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhù zài bù hā lā.他住在布哈拉。

He lives in Bukhara.

Source: Tatoeba #10314444 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men dōu hā hā dà xiào qǐ lái.他们都哈哈大笑起来。

They all burst out laughing.

Source: Tatoeba #335934 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hā hā, wǒ gāng cái zuò le yí gè mèng, mèng jiàn wǒ zhōng le wǔ bǎi wàn.哈哈,我刚才做了一个梦,梦见我中了五百万。

Ha ha, I just dreamt that I won five million RMB.

Source: Tatoeba #3060455 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 哈 in context

  1. Say hā / hǎ, then recall the core meaning: the sound of laughter.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 哈日 (hā Rì), meaning “Japanophile”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 哈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.