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吼
hǒu
1. roar or howl of an animal
2. bellow of rage
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吼
hǒu
to roar, to shout; to bark, to howl
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (6)

吼叫
hǒujiào
to howl
吼声
hǒushēng
roar
嘶吼
sīhǒu
to yell
怒吼
nùhǒu
to bellow
急吼吼
jíhǒuhǒu
impatient
河东狮吼
Hédōngshīhǒu
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,150
Word Frequency Rank
3,575 of 84,292