懂中文 Dong Chinese

诶

éi, ēi, ěi, èi, xī

an exclamation of confirmation

To verbally 讠 confirm 矣 ; 矣 also provides the pronunciation

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

矣 sound,meaning component

矣  Sound Meaning component

yǐ

  

particle of completed action

Evolution

诶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诶 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诶 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

诶 (誒) 

éi

an exclamation of confirmation; hey (to express surprise)

诶 (誒) 

ēi

hey (to call sb)

诶 (誒) 

ěi

hey (to express disagreement)

诶 (誒) 

èi

hey (to express agreement)

诶 (誒) 

xī

sigh (to express regret)