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2.

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3.

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Left-Center-Right

吼

口kǒu · mouth

孔kǒng · hole

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4.

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5.

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吼叫 • hǒu jiào • to roar; to shout loudly

hǒu吼

jiào叫

to roar; to shout loudly

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

fèn愤

nù怒

dì地

nù怒

hǒu吼

zhe

Information

Pinyinhǒu

Meaningroar; howl

Strokes7

Radical口

Traditional吼

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#2064

Zhuyinㄏㄡˇ

UnicodeU+543C

CangjieRHQU

口kǒu · mouth

+孔kǒng · hole

嘶吼 • sī hǒu • roar, bellow (with a harsh voice)

sī嘶

hǒu吼

roar, bellow (with a harsh voice)

怒吼 • nù hǒu • roar; howl (in anger)

nù怒

hǒu吼

roar; howl (in anger)

着

chōng冲

le了

chū出

qù去

。

He rushed out roaring with anger.

shī狮

zi子

zài在

lóng笼

zi子

lǐ里

sī嘶

hǒu吼

。

The lion roared harshly in the cage.

Shī狮

zi子

zài在

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

hǒu吼

le了

yì一

shēng声

。

The lion roared once on the grassland.

shī狮

zi子

zài在

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

dà大

shēng声

hǒu吼

jiào叫

。

The lion roars loudly on the grassland.

yuǎn远

chù处

chuán传

lái来

lǎo老

hǔ虎

de的

hǒu吼

shēng声

。

The tiger's roar came from afar.

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喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
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嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
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