哦

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

• 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

Historical forms of the character 哦
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

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

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?

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.

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

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.”

哦

1. (literary) to recite (poetry); to chant
2. (Cantonese) to nag

• (to recite):

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: が (ga)
• Kan-on: が (ga)
• Kun: うたう (utau, 哦う)^{←うたふ (utafu, 哦ふ, historical)}

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

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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”).