(è) - uh, er, hmm (hesitation particle) in Mandarin
èTraditional: 呃
HSK 6
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Translation
uh, er, hmm (hesitation particle)
Word origin
呃 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (the mouth radical) marks it as a vocal sound and 厄 (è) supplies the reading. It writes a hesitation or hiccup-like interjection, 'uh, er'.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 口 (kǒu, mouth radical) + 厄 (è, phonetic)
Stroke order
呃
Examples
，。
Uh, I'm not quite sure.
……。
Er - let me think.
，，。
He said, er, I understand now.
，。
Er, I forgot to bring my wallet.
，。
Erm, let me think about it.
呃 (è) - uh, er, hmm (hesitation particle).
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