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哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

哉 Stroke Order — How to Write 哉

Stroke Order

哉 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

哉 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 哉:口

mouth.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

哉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zāi

Meanings of 哉 in Chinese

1

zāi哉

A classical Chinese modal particle (zāi). It's used to express: 1. A rhetorical question or doubt, similar to '吗' or '呢' (e.g., '何哉?' - Why is that?). 2. Exclamation or strong emotion, similar to '啊' (e.g., '快哉!' - How joyful!).
美哉，山河！
How magnificent are the mountains and rivers!
An archaic particle, similar to '才' (cái) in function, used to initiate an exclamation or a strong rhetorical statement, often implying a dawning realization or emphasis.
悲哉！世事无常。
Alas! Worldly affairs are impermanent.

Words with 哉

Idioms with 哉

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Questions about 哉

What does 哉 mean in Chinese?

哉 (zāi) means “An archaic particle” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 哉?

哉 is pronounced zāi in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 哉 have?

哉 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 哉?

哉 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 哉?

The radical of 哉 is 口, and 哉 is a phono-semantic compound.