嗥 (háo) — (bound form) to howl (of wolves, dogs, or wild animals)
Definition
A formal or literary verb meaning 'to howl' (wolves, dogs, wild animals). It is a bound form and almost always appears with 叫 as 嗥叫; in everyday speech 叫 alone carries the same meaning.
bound form
to howl (of wolves, dogs, or wild animals)
Easily confused
- 豪háosound-alikea person of extraordinary talent or boldness; heroic, unrestrained (in compounds like 豪杰, 豪爽)
- 毫háosound-alike(measure word) one thousandth (used in metric units)
- 嚎háosound-aliketo howl (of humans or animals)
- 蚝háosound-alikeoyster
- 貉háosound-alikeraccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)
- 壕háosound-alikemoat; trench
Examples
- 嗥，。Láng zài yuǎn chù háo jiào, shēng yīn hěn kǒng bù.A wolf howled in the distance; the sound was terrifying.
- ，嗥。Yè lǐ, yě gǒu de háo jiào ràng rén shuì bù zháo.At night, the howling of wild dogs kept people awake.
- 嗥。Nà zhī fēng gǒu yì zhí háo jiào bù tíng.That mad dog kept howling nonstop.
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