咳 Stroke Order — How to Write 咳

Stroke Order

咳 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.

咳 Radical and Character Components

Components:口亥

咳 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 亥 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

咳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

ké
hāi

Meanings of 咳 in Chinese

ké咳

to cough; a reflex action of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound, often due to irritation or illness.

他感冒了，一直咳个不停

He has a cold and keeps coughing.

hāi咳

To sigh; to lament (when pronounced 'hāi'). Often used in phrases like '咳声叹气' meaning 'to sigh and lament'.

听到这个坏消息，他不禁咳声叹气。

Hearing the bad news, he couldn't help but sigh and lament.

An interjection used to express regret or to call for someone's attention.

咳！你看，这个问题怎么解决啊？

Hey! Look, how should we solve this problem?

Common Words and Phrases with 咳

ké咳chuǎn喘

cough and gasp

他感冒后一直咳喘不止，需要尽快去看医生。

He has been coughing and wheezing non-stop since he caught a cold, and needs to see a doctor as soon as possible.

ké咳qiàng呛

to cough loudly

孩子吃东西太急，不小心被呛到，咳呛了好几声，小脸都憋红了

The child ate too quickly and accidentally choked, coughing loudly several times until his face turned red.

hāi咳shēng声tàn叹qì气

To sigh deeply and moan, expressing despair or low spirits.

他因为工作不顺利，回到家后总是咳声叹气。

Because his work was not going smoothly, he always sighed and groaned after returning home.

ké咳sòu嗽

a sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs through the mouth, often with a characteristic sound, usually caused by irritation in the throat or airways.

他感冒了，不停地咳嗽

He has a cold and keeps coughing.