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The character 哈 is a phono-semantic compound incorporating the mouth radical 口 with the phonetic element 合, which originally indicated its pronunciation. Its early function was to represent sounds like laughter or exhalation, and this core meaning has persisted in contexts denoting vocal actions such as laughing or breathing out. While its primary use remains onomatopoeic, over time it acquired additional meanings including the act of bending forward, and it has been employed in the transliteration of certain foreign terms. Graphically, the character has maintained its composition without alteration, and it exists in a single form without a simplified or traditional variant.
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哈哈，你来了！
他打了一个大哈欠。
对着镜子哈了一口气。
妈妈买了一个哈密瓜。
邻居家养了一只哈巴狗。
听完笑话，他笑哈哈地走了。
这种盲目崇拜被称为“哈韩”现象。
对于这个提议，他只是不置可否地哈了一声。