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哈 is a phonosemantic compound: the mouth radical 口 on the left signals a connection to vocalization or breath, and the right component 合 indicates the pronunciation. The character originally referred to exhaling heavily, puffing, or breathing out warm air with an open mouth. Since its sound mimics the exhale, it naturally became an onomatopoeia for hearty laughter. In modern usage, besides exhalation and laughter, it is extensively employed as a phonetic transcription character for foreign loanwords and geographic names.
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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。
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