呼喊 (hū hǎn) — to shout, to call out loudly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to shoutto call out loudly

Examples

呼喊。
Tā zài rén qún zhōng dà shēng hū hǎn wǒ de míng zì.
He shouted my name loudly in the crowd.
，呼喊。
Yù dào wēi xiǎn shí, yào dà shēng hū hǎn qiú jiù.
When in danger, you should shout loudly for help.
呼喊，。
Guān zhòng men jī dòng dì hū hǎn zhe, wèi yùn dòng yuán jiā yóu.
The audience shouted excitedly, cheering for the athletes.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

呼 “call” and 喊 “shout” combine to mean call out loudly.

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.

口乎呼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

乎

乎hū呼hū

Same sound today

呼 uses 口 (mouth) to show exhaling, calling, or shouting, and 乎 gives the sound.

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

口咸喊

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.

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