口哨 (kǒu shào) — whistle (the instrument or the sound made by wh… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

whistle (the instrument or the sound made by whistling)

Measure word · 个

Examples

口哨。
Tā chuī le yī shēng kǒu shào.
He blew a whistle.
口哨。
Cái pàn yòng kǒu shào xuān bù bǐ sài kāi shǐ.
The referee used a whistle to announce the start of the game.
口哨。
Wǒ tīng dào yī shēng qīng cuì de kǒu shào.
I heard a clear and crisp whistle sound.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

哨shàowhistle

'口' (mouth) and '哨' (whistle) combine to mean a whistle blown by the mouth.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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