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叫喊 (jiào hǎn) — to shout, to yell, to cry out

Definition

叫喊 means to shout or cry out loud, typically to attract attention, express emotion, or call for help. It is a sustained, louder action than 喊 hǎn, and more forceful than 叫 jiào (which often means simply 'to call' or 'to be named').

verb
to shoutto yellto cry out

Examples

  • 叫喊，。
    Tā dà shēng jiào hǎn, xī wàng yǒu rén lái bāng zhù tā.
    He shouted loudly, hoping someone would come to help him.
  • 叫喊，。
    Qiú mí men jī dòng dì jiào hǎn zhe, wèi qiú duì jiā yóu.
    The fans shouted excitedly, cheering for the team.
  • 叫喊，。
    Tā shēng qì dì jiào hǎn le yī shēng, rán hòu zhuǎn shēn zǒu le.
    She shouted angrily, then turned and left.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

叫jiàoto call
喊hǎnto shout

叫喊 puts 叫 meaning to call together with 喊 meaning to shout, both expressing vocal outbursts.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū叫jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叫 shows a mouth 口 and a sound part 丩. The mouth fits the old sense of shouting.

Open 叫 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián喊hǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

喊 puts 口 (mouth) beside 咸, showing a mouth action and using 咸 for the sound.

Open 喊 →
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Communication & Speech

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