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哈哈哈 (hā hā hā) — (onomatopoeia) hahaha; sound of laughter

Definition

Spelled-out laughter, usually three 哈's. Used like 'hahaha' in chat or in writing to mark the speaker laughing — equivalent to 哈哈 (two 哈's) but even more drawn out.

onomatopoeia
hahahasound of laughter

Examples

  • 哈哈哈，。
    hā hā hā, Zhè ge xiào hua zhēn hǎo xiào.
    Hahaha, this joke is really funny.
  • ：哈哈哈。
    Tā fā le yì tiáo xiāo xi: hā hā hā.
    He sent a message: hahaha.
  • ，哈哈哈。
    Kàn dào tā de biǎo qíng, wǒ rěn bú zhù hā hā hā dà xiào qǐ lái.
    Seeing his expression, I couldn't help but burst out laughing hahaha.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé哈hā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

Open 哈 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé哈hā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

Open 哈 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé哈hā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

Open 哈 →
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