How to write 哉

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "哉"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 哉

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "哉"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 哉

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Meaning of 哉

Pinyin zāi

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

(exclamatory or interrog. part.)

Usage

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哉 [zāi] [助] 【本义】: 语气词。《说文》:“言之间也。”表感叹【造字法】: 形声。 1. 同本义 (alas) 2. 表示感叹，相当于“啊” 例: 例如: 幸甚至哉。 (Cao Cao: "How lucky it is!") 3. 表示肯定语气，相当于“啊”。例: 如: 敢不畏君王哉。 (How dare one not fear the emperor?) 4. 表示疑问或反问，相当于“呢”或“吗” 例: 安知鸿鹄之志哉。 (How can one know the ambitions of the swan?) 5. 表示测度，相当于“吧” 例: 我其试哉! (Should I not try?) 6. 表示祈使语气，相当于“吧” 例: 振振君子，归哉归哉! (Noble gentlemen, return, return!) 引文实例： 1. 曹操《步出夏门行》：幸甚至哉。 2. 《世说新语·方正》：非人哉。 3. 唐·柳宗元《捕蛇者说》：旦旦有是哉。 4. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》：变诈几何哉。 5. 清·梁启超《饮冰室合集·文集》：美哉，我少年中国。例: 如: 远哉遥遥; 快哉此风; 命不易哉; 谁不为之痛心哉。进一步例子: 又如: 以此为治，岂不难哉? 吾又何能为哉? 我岂有所失哉!

呜呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi

alas / all is lost

怪哉 guài zāi

Weird

得其所哉 dé qí suǒ zāi

have got to the right place

优哉游哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi

see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]

悠哉游哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi

see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]

矣哉 yǐ zāi

Really

善哉 shàn zāi

excellent