哦 (é): to chant, oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise), oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
哦 (é) is a Chinese character meaning “to chant.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 我 (phonetic). It ranks #1891 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 哦 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to chant
- oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
- oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哦买嘎 | ò mǎi gā | (loanword) oh my God! |
| 哦豁interjection | ò huō | (dialect) oops! |
| 吟哦verb | yín é | to chant |
哦 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 哦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他哦才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā é cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He's quite good, eloquent and persuasive—an outstanding lawyer.
哦对了，那段时间 Meta 还想把他本人挖走，没挖动。
é duì le , nà duàn shí jiān M e t a hái xiǎng bǎ tā běn rén wā zǒu , méi wā dòng .
Oh, by the way, Meta also tried to poach him during that time, but they didn't succeed.
烤完的菠萝蜜不仅更甜，还有点脆，口感独特哦！
kǎo wán de 菠 luó mì bù jǐn gēng tián , hái yǒu diǎn cuì , kǒu gǎn dú tè é !
Once roasted, jackfruit isn't just sweeter—it's also a little crispy, giving it a unique texture!
记得最好在一星期之内吃完哦。
jì dé zuì hǎo zài yī xīng qī zhī nèi chī wán é .
Remember to eat it within a week.
喜欢本期栏目，请不要忘记评论点赞转发三连哦。
xǐ huān běn qī lán mù , qǐng bù yāo wàng jì píng lùn diǎn zàn zhuǎn fā sān lián é .
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to comment, like, and share—the triple combo!
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lái chāo zuò yè lā , hán guó xiāo bāng xiǎo bīng kuài zhè má mǎi é
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哦,我把我的钥匙忘了。
ó, wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi wàng le.
Oh, I forgot my keys.
哦，能不能请你帮我听一下电话？
ó, néng bù néng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tīng yīxià diànhuà?
Oh, could you please get the phone for me?
"你没结婚吧!?" "哦，我们分手了。我们解除婚约了。"
"nǐ méi jiéhūn ba!?" "ó, wǒmen fēnshǒu le. wǒmen jiěchú hūnyuē le."
"Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
哦，你去了理发店啊！
ó, nǐ qù le lǐfàdiàn ā!
Oh, you were at the hairdresser's.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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