喊话 (hǎn huà) — to shout to someone (from a distance), to hail; to broadcast a message to the enemy (military propaganda)

Definition

喊话 means to shout a message to someone at a distance, often through a loudspeaker or megaphone — commonly used for military propaganda aimed at the enemy. It can also mean hailing someone across a distance.

verb
to shout to someone (from a distance)to hailto broadcast a message to the enemy (military propaganda)

Examples

  • 喊话，。
    Jǐng chá xiàng táo pǎo de dǎi tú hǎn huà, ràng tā tóu xiáng.
    The police shouted to the fleeing criminal, telling him to surrender.
  • 喊话，。
    Qián xiàn tōng guò kuò yīn qì xiàng dí fāng hǎn huà, quàn tā men fàng xià wǔ qì.
    The frontline used loudspeakers to broadcast to the enemy, urging them to lay down their weapons.
  • ，。
    Tā zhī hǎn le yí cì huà, duì miàn jiù huí yìng le.
    He only shouted once, and the other side responded.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

喊hǎnshout
话huàwords

喊话 combines 喊 (shout) with 话 (words), meaning to shout words or broadcast a message.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 話; 话 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑話huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 話, 言 relates to words and 𠯑 gives the sound; the simplified 话 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

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