Hi vs. Hai

A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.

Example: ‘Hi, how are you?’; ‘I just dropped by to say “hi”.’;

An exclamation to call attention.

(dated) Expressing wonder or derision.

The word "hi" used as a greeting.

Example: ‘I didn't even get a hi.’;

informal spelling of high|nodot=1, often hyphenated.

Example: ‘Get hi-quality videos here!’;

an expression of greeting;

Example: ‘every morning they exchanged polite hellos’;

a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

(Internet slang) hi