唤 (huàn) — to call out, to summon (by shouting)
Definition
唤 (huàn) is a written/literary verb meaning 'to call out or summon by voice' — more formal than everyday 叫, and used in set phrases like 唤起 ('to evoke') and 唤醒 ('to awaken').
verb
to call outto summon (by shouting)
Examples
- 唤。Tā yuǎn yuǎn de huàn le wǒ de míng zì.He called out my name from afar.
- 唤。Mǔ qīn zhàn zài mén kǒu huàn hái zi men huí jiā chī fàn.The mother stood at the door calling the children to come home for dinner.
- 唤。Tā zhàn zài shān shàng dà shēng huàn wǒ.He stood on the mountain and loudly called me.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 喚; 唤 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
奐
奐huàn喚huàn
Same sound today
The traditional form 喚 pairs 口 (mouth) with 奐, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 唤 is a later shorthand, and its right side is not the old sound part.
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