DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

哈

Mandarin · pinyin hā#

(interj.) ha!
(onom. for laughter)
(slang) to be infatuated with; to adore
(bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇 hā shì qí)

Mandarin · pinyin hǎ#

a Pekinese; a pug
(dialect) to scold

Mandarin · pinyin Hā#

abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦 Hā sà kè sī tǎn, Kazakhstan
abbr. for 哈爾濱 Hā ěr bīn, Harbin

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

哈: hā · sound of laughter

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1 · ha1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

1character link4same-tone records1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

哈 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 30 senses · 4 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa1 · haa5 · haai1 · kaa1

Cantonese word readings for 哈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

(historical dictionaries only, of fish) many; plenteous
(historical dictionaries only, of a fish's mouth) opening; moving
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mouthful; sip

character · Etymology 2

(onomatopoeia) sound of laughter: ha
exclamation of triumph, etc.: ha!
(dialectal) Sentence-final particle softening the request.
to breathe out
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to drink (a hot drink)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exhale hot air to keep oneself warm
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 哈薩克斯坦／哈萨克斯坦 (Hāsàkèsītǎn, “Kazakhstan”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn, “Harbin”)

intj · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) Used to indicate confusion or pondering when the speaker did not hear or comprehend clearly: huh; hmm; what; pardon?; what did (they/you/he/she) say?
(Hokkien) Used to express doubt or disbelief: huh?; hmm?; what?; oh?; what do you mean?
(Hokkien) Used to express subtle surprise or amusement/astonishment: huh!; oh!; what!
(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to express consent or agreement or approval: huh ok; oh alright; yeah; sure; ah yes

character · Etymology 4

(chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) to bend; to stoop

character · Etymology 5

(Beijing Mandarin) to scold; to reprimand

character · Etymology 6

only used in 哈巴 (hǎba, “Pekingese; pug”)

character · Etymology 7

a surname (mainly among Hui people)

character · Etymology 8

Used in compounds.

character · Etymology 9

only used in 哈喇 (hāla, “a kind of top-quality woollen goods produced in Russia”)

character · Etymology 10

(Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) silly; stupid
(Southwestern Mandarin, Wu) scare

character · Etymology 11

(Southwestern Mandarin) to tickle

character · Etymology 12

only used in 哈士蟆 (hàshimá)

character · Etymology 13

only used in 哈巴 (hàba, “knee bending when walking”)

character · Etymology 14

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 喝 (“to drink”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 呷

character · Etymology 15

Used in place names.

character · Etymology 16

(Gansu and Qinghai Mandarin) Accusative/dative marker, placed after a preverbal object.

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack