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呐喊 (nà hǎn) — to shout; to roar; (figurative) to cry out; to issue a rallying call

Definition

呐喊 means 'to shout / cry out' with a sense of rallying for a cause — stronger and more literary than the everyday 喊. Often used figuratively for moral or political appeals, not casual yelling.

verb
to shoutto roar(figurative) to cry outto issue a rallying call

Examples

  • 呐喊。
    Qiú mí men zài chǎng nèi dà shēng nà hǎn.
    The fans shouted loudly in the stadium.
  • 呐喊。
    Tā xiě le yì piān wén zhāng wèi zhèng yì nà hǎn.
    He wrote an article to cry out for justice.
  • 呐喊。
    Lǔ xùn yòng tā de zuò pǐn xiàng jiù shè huì nà hǎn.
    Lu Xun shouted against the old society through his works.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

呐nàshout
喊hǎnshout

呐 and 喊 both mean to shout: a loud cry.

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
内
内nèi呐
Same sound today

呐 pairs 口 (mouth) with 内, the part that supplies the sound.

Open 呐 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & Speech

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