哭喊 (kū hǎn) — to wail; to cry out loudly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to wailto cry out loudly

Examples

哭喊。
Yuǎn chù chuán lái yí zhèn qī cǎn de kū hǎn shēng.
A burst of pitiful wailing came from afar.
哭喊。
Tā kū hǎn zhe xiàng yī shēng qiú jiù.
He cried out loudly to the doctor for help.
哭喊。
Hái zi kū hǎn zhe zhǎo mā ma.
The child wailed and looked for his mother.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

哭 (cry) + 喊 (shout) gives a loud crying out.

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

吅吅xuānto speak loudly

Sound part声符shēngfú

獄

獄yù哭kū

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Early 哭 showed 吅, loudly, above a long-haired person; that lower part later became dog-like shapes. Later, 哭 was analyzed as 吅 plus 獄 for 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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