(ō) - oh (sudden realisation) in Mandarin
ōTraditional: 噢
Translation
oh (sudden realisation)
Word origin
噢 (ō) is an interjection of realisation ('oh'), a phono-semantic compound of the 口 (mouth) radical, marking a vocal sound, plus 奥 (ào) as the phonetic.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 口 (mouth, meaning) + 奥 (ào, phonetic)
Stroke order
噢
Examples
，。
Oh, I remember now.
，！
Oh, sorry!
，。
Oh, it is you.
，。
Oh, I get it.
，。
Oh, so that's how it is.
噢 is the small sound you make when something clicks into place: 噢，我懂了 (oh, I get it). As an interjection it sits outside the sentence, in front of the clause it reacts to, and it is followed by a comma in writing. It overlaps with 哦 (ò), which is flatter and closer to a simple "I see"; 噢 is drawn out on a first tone and sounds a shade more surprised.
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