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喔

ō

Character

What 喔 means

1. (interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)

Other readings

喔 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• o(sentence-final particle) (used to convey a friendly tone when giving an admonition or cor
• wōcry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated); Taiwan pr. wò

Example sentences

• 难讲喔。
  It's hard to say.
• 好香喔！
  It smells so good!
• 喔喔喔！
  Cockadoodledoo!
• 真抱歉喔！
  I'm really sorry!
• 好可爱喔。
  So cute!
• 咦，押韵喔！
  Yí, yāyùn ō!
  Hey, that rhymes!

Characters built on 屋

These share the phonetic component 屋 (wū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 渥wòto enrich; to moisten
• 龌wòdirty; small-minded
• 幄wòtent

Characters that look like 喔

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 崛juétowering as a peak
• 唬hǔa tiger's roar; to scare; to intimidate
• 嗡wēng(onomatopoeia) buzz; hum; drone
• 惶huáng(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
• 喱lígrain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams); Taiwan pr. lǐ
• 啜chuò(literary) to drink; to sip; to sob

Sounds the same

Read ō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 噢oh; ah (used to indicate realization); also pr. òu