# 哦

| 哦 | U+54E6, &#21734; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54E6 |
| ← 哥 [U+54E5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 哧 → [U+54E7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

哦 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口竹手戈 (RHQI), four-corner 6305$_0$, composition ⿰口我)

#### References

* 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 哦 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 莪 | *ŋaːl |
| 哦 | *ŋaːl |
| 娥 | *ŋaːl |
| 峨 | *ŋaːl |
| 峩 | *ŋaːl |
| 鵝 | *ŋaːl |
| 俄 | *ŋaːl |
| 蛾 | *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ |
| 睋 | *ŋaːl |
| 涐 | *ŋaːl |
| 誐 | *ŋaːl |
| 硪 | *ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ |
| 我 | *ŋaːlʔ |
| 騀 | *ŋaːlʔ |
| 餓 | *ŋaːls |
| 義 | *ŋrals |
| 儀 | *ŋral |
| 轙 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
| 檥 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
| 蟻 | *ŋralʔ |
| 艤 | *ŋralʔ |
| 礒 | *ŋralʔ |
| 羛 | *ŋralʔ, *hŋral |
| 議 | *ŋrals |
| 犧 | *hŋral |
| 曦 | *hŋral |
| 羲 | *hŋral |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːl) : semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ó (o$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): o$^2$ / o$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ò͘ / ô͘
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ó
*** Zhuyin: ㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ó
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$
*** Yale: ó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: or
*** Palladius: о (o)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: o$^2$ / o$^4$
*** Yale: ó / òh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: o$^2$ / o$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: o$^2$ / o$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔː³⁵/, /ɔː²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ò͘
*** Tâi-lô: òo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ox
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɔ²¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô͘
*** Tâi-lô: ôo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ²⁴/

#### Definitions

哦
* Used to express doubt: oh?; really? (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)
       Ó, nǐ jiùshì tā de lǎoshī? [Pinyin]
       Oh? You're his teacher?

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ò, ó (o$^4$, o$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄛˋ, ㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): o$^5$ / o$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ò
*** Zhuyin: ㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ò
*** Wade–Giles: o$^4$
*** Yale: ò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oh
*** Palladius: о (o)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɔ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ó
*** Zhuyin: ㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ó
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$
*** Yale: ó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: or
*** Palladius: о (o)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: o$^5$ / o$^6$
*** Yale: óh / oh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: o$^5$ / o$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: o$^5$ / o$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔː¹³/, /ɔː²²/

#### Definitions

哦
* Used to express realization or understanding: oh (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)
       Ò, wǒ wàngjì dài qiānbǐ lái. [Pinyin]
       Oh, I forgot to bring a pencil.
       Ò, yuánlái tā shì gè yīshēng. [Pinyin]
       Oh, so he's a doctor.

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): o (o$^5$／o$^0$)
    (Zhuyin): ˙ㄛ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): o$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: o
*** Zhuyin: ˙ㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: o̊
*** Wade–Giles: o$^5$
*** Yale: o
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .o
*** Palladius: о (o)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɔ/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: o$^3$
*** Yale: o
*** Cantonese Pinyin: o$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: o$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔː³³/

#### Definitions

哦
* sentence-final particle conveying informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
       Hǎohǎo wán, dàn xiǎoxīn diǎn o. [Pinyin]
       Have fun and be careful.
* sentence-final particle indicating that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

### Pronunciation 4

* Cantonese (Jyutping): o$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: o$^4$
*** Yale: òh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: o$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: o$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔː²¹/

#### Definitions

哦
* (Cantonese) Used to express acknowledgement: okay
       “bong$^1$ ngo$^5$ sik$^1$ dang$^1$ aa$^1$.” “o$^4$.” [Jyutping]
       “Turn off the light for me.” “Okay.”

### Pronunciation 5

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): é (e$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: é
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: é
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$
*** Yale: é
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
*** Palladius: э (e)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngo$^4$
*** Yale: ngòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngo$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: nga
Rime :
| Character | 哦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五何切 |
| Baxter | nga |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋa/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋɑ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | é |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngo$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 哦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13030 |
| Phonetic component | 我 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 莪 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋaːl/ |

#### Definitions

哦
* (literary) to recite (poetry); to chant
* (Cantonese) to nag

##### Synonyms

* (to recite):
* 低吟 (dīyín)
* 吟唱 (yínchàng)
* 吟詠／吟咏 (yínyǒng)
* 吟誦／吟诵 (yínsòng)
* 呻吟 (shēnyín) (literary)
* 唱誦／唱诵 (chàngsòng)
* 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 詠嘆／咏叹 (yǒngtàn)
* 誦讀／诵读 (sòngdú)

##### Compounds

* 吟哦 (yín'é)
* 咦咿哦哦
* 哦詩／哦诗
* 哦豁 (o$^3$ ho$^4$) (Sichuanese)
* 日哦夜哦

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: が (ga)
* Kan-on: が (ga)
* Kun: うたう (utau, 哦う)

## Korean
### Hanja

哦 • (a) (hangeul 아, revised a, McCune–Reischauer a)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

哦: Hán Việt readings: nga
哦: Nôm readings: nga
* chữ Hán form of nga (“recite, hum, croon”).

### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 Trần (2004).
* ↑ Trần (1999).
* ↑ Nguyễn (1974).
* ↑ Thiều Chửu (1942).