咳 (hāi, ké) — Chinese Character

咳

hāi, ké

to cough; (also pr. [hāi]) (interjection expressing regret, surprise, or to get attention) oh; hey; sigh

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v, e pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

咳 decomposes into the following components:

口亥

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 亥.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 咳.

咳呛

ké qiàng

咳嗽

ké sou

to cough

咳痰

ké tán

咳血

ké xiě

干咳

gān ké

止咳

zhǐ ké

to suppress coughing

镇咳

zhèn ké

cough suppressant

北京咳

běi jīng ké

百日咳

bǎi rì ké

whooping cough

止咳糖浆

zhǐ ké táng jiāng

cough suppressant syrup

Characters that share the radical 口.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.