吼

hǒu

HSK 7freq #3491

Meanings

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hǒu

1.to roar
2.to howl
3.to shriek
4.roar or howl of an animal
5.bellow of rage

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Wiktionary

1.to roar
2.to shout
3.to squeal
4.to cry; to sob; to weep
5.a surname, Hou

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰloːʔ, *qʰloːs): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

吼口孔

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

別對著我吼。
Don't yell at me.
我沒有在吼。
I wasn't yelling.
別對著我吼。
Don't shout at me.
對你的電腦吼一點幫助也沒有。
Shouting at your computer will not help.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

泣哭哭泣哭鼻子喊叫啼叫眵叫嘴唩唩眵嚎啼嘛

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Related words

吼声 roar 吼叫 to howl; to bellow; to yell 怒吼 to bellow 嘶吼 to yell 急吼吼 impatient 河东狮吼 lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)