哈

哈 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口人一口 (ROMR), four-corner 6806₁, composition ⿰口合)

• 𫽞, 𭌸

• KangXi: page 189, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3594
• Dae Jaweon: page 408, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 619, character 5
• Unihan data for U+54C8

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋɡuːb) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb).

哈

1. ^‡ (of fish) many; plenteous
2. ^‡ (of a fish's mouth) opening; moving
3. ^† mouthful; sip

   • 臾兒、易牙，淄、澠之水合者，嘗一哈水而甘苦知矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     臾儿、易牙，淄、渑之水合者，尝一哈水而甘苦知矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE

     Yú'ér, Yìyá, Zī, Miǎn zhī shuǐ hé zhě, cháng yī hā shuǐ ér gān kǔ zhī yǐ. [Pinyin]

     After mixing the water from the Zi and Mian Rivers, Yu'er and Yiya can take a sip of the water and distinguish [the water's source] by sweetness and bitterness.

哈

1. (onomatopoeia) sound of laughter: ha
2. exclamation of triumph, etc.: ha!
3. (dialectal) Sentence-final particle softening the request.

   • 「永霞、永霞！出來哈，北京爺爺來家裡頭看你來嘍！」 [MSC, trad.]
     “永霞、永霞！出来哈，北京爷爷来家里头看你来喽！” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019 January 15, 刘辉, 留守的童年 缺席的爱, in 《北京青年报》, page B4

     “Yǒngxiá, Yǒngxiá! Chūlái hā, Běijīng yéye lái jiā lǐtou kàn nǐ lái lou!” [Pinyin]

     Yongxia, Yongxia! Come on out! Beijing grandpa came home to see you!

   • 這東西，對我們挺重要，拜託你快遞寄過來哈，郵資「到付」，謝謝謝謝！ [MSC, trad.]
     这东西，对我们挺重要，拜托你快递寄过来哈，邮资“到付”，谢谢谢谢！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019 September 19, 刘毅, 别样的风景, in 《乌蒙新报》, page B04

     Zhè dōngxi, duì wǒmen tǐng zhòngyào, bàituō nǐ kuàidì jì guòlai hā, yóuzī “dàofù”, xièxie xièxie! [Pinyin]

     This thing is pretty important to us. Please send it over by courier, and we'll pay for it upon arrival. Thank you!

   • 「文大爺，你家的低保已經落實了，放心哈！」 [MSC, trad.]
     “文大爷，你家的低保已经落实了，放心哈！” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 July 21, 李鹏, 驻村帮扶用真情 助力脱贫见成效 第一书记罗成：用实干赢得百姓赞誉, in 《彭水日报》, page 3

     “Wén dàye, nǐ jiā de dībǎo yǐjīng luòshí le, fàngxīn hā!” [Pinyin]

     "Uncle Wen, your minimum social security benefits have been put into effect. Don't worry!"

4. to breathe out
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to drink (hot tea)

   • 若沒飲酒，咱嘛來哈茶。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     若没饮酒，咱嘛来哈茶。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2007, 張秀卿 (Chang Hsiu Ching), 加油 (Gan Ba-De)

     Nā bô lim chiú, lán mā lâi ha tê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If we don't drink alcohol, let's still drink some tea.

6. Short for 哈薩克斯坦／哈萨克斯坦 (Hāsàkèsītǎn, “Kazakhstan”).
7. Short for 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn, “Harbin”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

哈

1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) to bend; to stoop

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 喝?”)

哈

1. (Beijing) to scold; to reprimand

哈

1. Only used in 哈巴 (hǎba, “Pekingese; pug”).

For Hui people, the surname is the initialism of several Arabic names, such as حَسَن‎ (ḥasan).

哈

1. a surname (mainly among Hui people)

哈

1. Used in compounds.

哈

1. Only used in 哈喇 (hāla).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 憨?”)

哈

1. (Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) silly; stupid

哈

1. (Southwestern Mandarin) to tickle

哈

1. Only used in 哈士蟆 (hàshimá).

哈

1. Only used in 哈巴 (hàba).

哈

1. Alternative form of 喝 (hē, “to drink”).
2. Alternative form of 呷 (xiā).

哈

1. Used in place names.

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00577
• “哈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• Go-on: か (ka); こう (kō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}; ごう (gō)^{←ごふ (gofu, historical)}; しょう (shō)^{←せふ (sefu, historical)}; とう (tō)^{←とふ (tofu, historical)}
• Kan-on: か (ka); こう (kō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}; ごう (gō)^{←がふ (gafu, historical)}; そう (sō)^{←さふ (safu, historical)}; とう (tō)^{←たふ (tafu, historical)}
• Tō-on: は (ha)
• Kun: くう (kū, 哈う); すする (susuru, 哈る); のむ (nomu, 哈む)
• Nanori: は (ha)

• “哈” in: 諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

哈 • (hap) (hangeul 합, revised hap, McCune–Reischauer hap)

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哈: Hán Nôm readings: cáp, hóp, hộp, ngáp, họp, hớp, ngớp

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哈

1. Sawndip form of haep

• 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters], Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN, page 238