How to say “ha!” in Chinese
ha! (laughter)
“Ha!” in Chinese is 哈, hā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
哈 is read hā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 合. 哈哈 — laughter.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “哈”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 哈. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 哈哈我猜对了hāhā,wǒcāiduìleHa-ha, I guessed right!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A surprise”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ha!” in Chinese?
“Ha!” in Chinese is 哈, pinyin hā.
What does 哈 mean?
哈 (hā) means “ha! (laughter)”.
How do you write 哈?
哈 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 哈?
哈 is read hā. Tones: hā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ha!” in the lesson “A surprise”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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