欸
Definition
ǎi:* 〔～乃〕象声词，指摇橹声，如"烟销日出不见人，～～一声山水绿"。 ēi:* 叹词，表示招呼。 ～，你快来！ éi:* 叹词，表示诧异。 ～，他怎么又走了？ ěi:* 叹词，表示不以为然。 ～，你这话可不对呀！ èi:* 叹词，表示应声或同意。 ～，我就来！
sigh; an exclamatory sound
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC