哎 = 口 + 艾

哎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “interjection of surprise”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 艾 (artemisia).

Keyword: interjection of surprise
Pinyin (Mandarin): āi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: междометие удивления

Decomposition

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口 mouth
艾 artemisia

How to find 哎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “artemisia”. 哎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 哎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.