喔
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ō / o / wō · onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying

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Readings & meanings

喔 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

ō

(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)

o

(Tw) (sentence-final particle) (used to convey a friendly tone when giving an admonition or correcting sb etc)

wō

(onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated); Taiwan pr. [wo4]

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 喔

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng qù kàn wō.我也好想去看喔。

I too would like to go see it.

Source: Tatoeba #1670079 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng bú dào nǐ wō!我聽不到你喔!

I can't hear you!

Source: Tatoeba #13319052 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng bú dào nǐ wō.我聽不到你喔。

I can't hear you.

Source: Tatoeba #13319054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wō, nǐ jīn tiān lái zǎo le.喔,你今天来早了。

Oh, you are early this morning.

Source: Tatoeba #478129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wō! nǐ tí dào yí gè zhòng diǎn le.喔!你提到一個重點了。

You have a point there.

Source: Tatoeba #1426355 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wō, hǎo xiàng shì yǒu zhè mó huí shì, nǐ shāo děng, wǒ chá yi chá.喔,好像是有這麼回事,你稍等,我查一查。

Hmm, I think something happened. Wait a second, I will try to figure it out.

Source: Tatoeba #1513422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 喔 in context

  1. Say ō / o / wō, then recall the core meaning: onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 喔 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.