嚎 (háo) — to howl (of humans or animals)

Definition

嚎 (háo) means a loud, wailing howl — bigger and more emotional than the everyday 叫 jiào ('cry out') or 哭 kū ('cry'). Used for wolves, dogs, and people wailing in grief.

verb

to howl (of humans or animals)

Examples

。
Láng zài wǎn shàng háo jiào.
A wolf howls at night.
嚎。
Shòu shāng de gǒu bù tíng dì háo.
The injured dog kept howling.
嚎。
Tā yīn wèi bēi shāng ér háo kū.
He howled with grief.

Origin

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

口豪嚎

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

豪

豪háo嚎háo

Same sound today

嚎 combines 口 (mouth) with 豪, which gives it its sound.

Appears in

Communication & Speech

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