哈基米

What does 哈基米 mean?

哈基米 is mostly used as an affectionate nickname for cats, the way English speakers might say “kitty” or “floof”. It is also the name of a whole family of bouncy remix songs built around the sound “ha-ji-mi”, usually paired with cat clips. Over time it has drifted into pure absurdist territory: people attach it to cat videos, AI-generated remixes and silly music edits without it meaning anything in particular. Its playful, meaning-free quality puts it close to 抽象 humor.

Where does 哈基米 come from?

The sound comes from the anime Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2, in which the character Tokai Teio hums a little song about her favorite honey drink; Chinese viewers heard the Japanese word as “ha-ji-mi”. Around 2022 a Bilibili creator set the humming to a well-known anime tune and combined it with cat footage, and from 2023 the word became firmly linked to cats. A steady stream of AI-made remixes kept it on Chinese meme lists through 2024 and 2025.

How to use 哈基米

• 我家哈基米又把杯子推下桌了。
  Wǒ jiā hā jī mǐ yòu bǎ bēizi tuī xià zhuō le.
  My little hajimi knocked a cup off the table again.
• 这首哈基米神曲我已经循环一下午了。
  Zhè shǒu hā jī mǐ shénqǔ wǒ yǐjīng xúnhuán yí xiàwǔ le.
  I've had this hajimi earworm on repeat all afternoon.