哎

āi

interjection of surprise

How to write 哎, stroke by stroke

hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 艾

Made of 口 + 艾

哎呀āi yāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
哎哟āi yōhey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise
哎呦āi yōu(interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc); Oh my!; Uh-oh!; Ah!; Ouch!
哎唷āi yōinterjection of pain or surprise; also written 哎喲|哎哟

哎呀- 我忘了我的药。
āi yā - wǒ wàng le wǒ de yào 。
Oops - I forgot my medicine.
哎呀我不知道啦。
āi yā wǒ bù zhī dào lā 。
Oh, I don't know.
哎哟，撞到你了，对不起！
āi yō ， zhuàng dào nǐ le ， duì bù qǐ ！
Ah, I hit you, sorry!
哎，马上就要考试了。我死定了！
āi ， mǎ shàng jiù yào kǎo shì le 。 wǒ sǐ dìng le ！
Ah, it's almost time for exams. I'm dead!