咳

咳
ha̅i = h + ai1
sound of sighing / (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh / damn / wow
咳
ké = k + e2
cough
咳 = 亥 + 口 : Karl Marx (k) caught a tropical kind of tuberculosis and so he coughs and coughs (咳) mandarins (口) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). The boar (亥) is very happy about it as she gets to eat lots and lots of mandarins.

咳 character breakdown

亥
hài = h + ai4
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
亥 = 亠 + 厶 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a boar.
亥 = 亠 + 厶 + 人 : Hamlet is terribly afraid by a beret-wearing boar in the airplane's bathroom, but fortunately Neanderthal man is there to protect him and to fight of the boar with a huge fake nose.
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 咳 as component

咳 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 咳

咳
嗽
to cough / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
止
咳
to suppress coughing
百
日
咳
whooping cough / pertussis
止
止
咳
咳
糖
糖
浆
漿
cough suppressant syrup / cough mixture
镇
鎮
咳
咳
cough suppressant
北
京
咳
"Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems
咳
咳
呛
嗆
(dialect) to cough
咳
痰
to cough up phlegm / to expectorate

Sentences with 咳

咳 currently does not appear in any sentence.