哦

哦 U+54E6, 哦
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54E6
← 哥
[U+54E5] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 哧 →
[U+54E7]

Translingual

Han character

哦 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口竹手戈 (RHQI), four-corner 63050, composition ⿰口我)

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 190, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3642
  • Dae Jaweon: page 409, character 26
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 630, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+54E6

Chinese
simp. and trad.
 哦

Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (我) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
莪 *ŋaːl
哦 *ŋaːl
娥 *ŋaːl
峨 *ŋaːl
峩 *ŋaːl
鵝 *ŋaːl
俄 *ŋaːl
蛾 *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ
睋 *ŋaːl
涐 *ŋaːl
誐 *ŋaːl
硪 *ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ
我 *ŋaːlʔ
騀 *ŋaːlʔ
餓 *ŋaːls
義 *ŋrals
儀 *ŋral
轙 *ŋral, *ŋralʔ
檥 *ŋral, *ŋralʔ
蟻 *ŋralʔ
艤 *ŋralʔ
礒 *ŋralʔ
羛 *ŋralʔ, *hŋral
議 *ŋrals
犧 *hŋral
曦 *hŋral
羲 *hŋral

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːl) : semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).

Pronunciation 1

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

哦

  1. Used to express doubt: oh?; really? (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)
    哦，你就是他的老師？ [MSC, trad.]
    哦，你就是他的老师？ [MSC, simp.]
    Ó, nǐ jiùshì tā de lǎoshī? [Pinyin]
    Oh? You're his teacher?

Pronunciation 2

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

哦

  1. Used to express realization or understanding: oh (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)
    哦，我忘記帶鉛筆來。 [MSC, trad.]
    哦，我忘记带铅笔来。 [MSC, simp.]
    Ò, wǒ wàngjì dài qiānbǐ lái. [Pinyin]
    Oh, I forgot to bring a pencil.
    哦，原來他是個醫生。 [MSC, trad.]
    哦，原来他是个医生。 [MSC, simp.]
    Ò, yuánlái tā shì gè yīshēng. [Pinyin]
    Oh, so he's a doctor.

Pronunciation 3

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

哦

  1. sentence-final particle conveying informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
    好好玩，但小心點哦。 [MSC, trad.]
    好好玩，但小心点哦。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hǎohǎo wán, dàn xiǎoxīn diǎn o. [Pinyin]
    Have fun and be careful.
  2. sentence-final particle indicating that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

Pronunciation 4

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

哦

  1. (Cantonese) Used to express acknowledgement: okay
    「幫我熄燈吖。」「哦。」 [Cantonese, trad.]
    「帮我熄灯吖。」「哦。」 [Cantonese, simp.]
    “bong1 ngo5 sik1 dang1 aa1.” “o4.” [Jyutping]
    “Turn off the light for me.” “Okay.”

Pronunciation 5

Rime
Character 哦
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 五何切
Baxter nga
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ŋɑ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ŋɑ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ŋɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ŋa/
Li
Rong		 /ŋɑ/
Wang
Li		 /ŋɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ŋɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 é
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 ngo4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 哦
Reading # 1/1
No. 13030
Phonetic
component		 我
Rime
group		 歌
Rime
subdivision		 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 莪
Old
Chinese		 /*ŋaːl/

Definitions

哦

  1. (literary) to recite (poetry); to chant
  2. (Cantonese) to nag
Synonyms
  • (to recite):
Compounds

Japanese

Kanji
哦

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Korean

Hanja

哦 • (a) (hangeul 아, revised a, McCune–Reischauer a)

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Vietnamese

Han character

哦: Hán Việt readings: nga[1][2][3][4][5][6]
哦: Nôm readings: nga[1][2][3]

  1. chữ Hán form of nga (“recite, hum, croon”).

References
  1. Nguyễn (2014).
  2. Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. Trần (2004).
  4. Trần (1999).
  5. Nguyễn (1974).
  6. Thiều Chửu (1942).
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