喊 (hǎn) — to shout; to yell; to call out (to someone)
Definition
喊 (hǎn) means to shout or yell — louder and more forceful than 叫, which is the everyday 'to call' (a name, a person). The HSK7 words 呼唤 and 呐喊 are more formal or literary for 'to call out'.
verb
to shoutto yellto call out (to someone)
Examples
- 喊，。Bié hǎn le, hái zi zhèng zài shuì jiào.Stop shouting, the child is sleeping.
- 。Tā zài nà biān dà hǎn wǒ de míng zì.He is shouting my name over there.
- 喊。Tā dà shēng hǎn jiù mìng.He shouted 'Help!' loudly.
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.
喊 puts 口 (mouth) beside 咸, showing a mouth action and using 咸 for the sound.
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