咳 (hāi) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
to cough
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
咳 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 咳 is 口 — meaning mouth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 品吹台否另各味喊呼命嗯售.
How the character is built
咳 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 亥 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 咳
Tasks Featuring 咳 / 相关任务
Words containing 咳 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 咳 mean in Chinese?
咳 (hāi) means to cough. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 咳 have?
咳 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 咳?
The radical of 咳 is 口 (mouth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 品, 吹, 台, 否, 另.
What is the pinyin for 咳?
咳 is pronounced hāi.
What HSK 4 words use 咳?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 咳 appears in 2 words, including 咳 (ké), 咳嗽 (késou). See the full list above.