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吼

hǒu

to roar, to shout; to bark, to howl

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 孔 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 7 strokes Common (22%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

孔

kǒng

opening, hole, orifice; great

⿰口孔 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

kǒng

孔

opening, hole, orifice; great

💡 Ideographic: The mouth 乚 of a crying baby 子

4 strokes HSK 6

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

gōu

乚

secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal

1 strokes

Words Using 吼 (7)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

吼 ↗

hǒu

roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage

hǒu

吼 ↗

HSK 6

roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage

to bellow / to rave / to snarl

nùhǒu

怒吼 ↗

to bellow / to rave / to snarl

lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom) / fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

Hédōngshīhǒu

河东狮吼 ↗

lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom) / fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband