(hēi) - hey! (to get attention) in Mandarin
hēiTraditional: 嘿
Translation
hey! (to get attention)
Word origin
嘿 (hēi) is an interjection used to call attention. It is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (the mouth radical) marks it as a vocal sound, with 黑 (hēi, 'black') as the phonetic component.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 口 (mouth radical) + 黑 (hēi, phonetic)
Stroke order
嘿
Examples
，！
Hey, hi!
，！
Hey, wait a second!
，。
Hey, you're here.
，！
Hey, wait for me!
，！
Hey, look over there!
嘿 (hēi) means hey! (to get attention). It is used as a interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.
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