呵呵
hēhēTraditional: 呵呵
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Translation
haha (sound of laughter, often dismissive or perfunctory online)
Word origin
A reduplicated onomatopoeia built from 呵 (hē), the 口 (mouth) radical giving its vocal sense, imitating the sound of laughter.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 口 (kǒu, mouth) + 可 (kě, phonetic)
Stroke order
呵
呵
Examples
：。
After listening, he laughed and said, "Haha."
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Haha, you are right.
句。
She just replied with a single "haha".
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Haha, this joke is really funny.
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Stop just saying "haha", be serious.
呵呵 (hē hē) is an onomatopoeic interjection representing laughter. In modern online chat it often carries a dismissive or perfunctory tone rather than genuine amusement.
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