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呼 (hū): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 呼

呼 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

呼

口kǒu · mouth

呼=

4.

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5.

How to Use 呼

Social Greeting and Address

The character 呼 in neutral tone appears in words related to greeting or addressing people.

打招呼 • dǎ zhāo hu • greet somebody • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 呼

呼吸 • hū xī • to breathe; respire

HSK 5

hū呼

xī

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shēn深

hū呼

xī吸

hòu后

gǎn感

jué

Information

Pinyinhū

Meaningto exhale, to shout, to call out

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional呼

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#751

Zhuyinㄏㄨ

UnicodeU+547C

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口kǒu · mouth

dǎ打

zhāo招

hu呼

greet somebody

称呼 • chēng hu • call; address • HSK 5

HSK 5

chēng称

hu呼

call; address

Vocal Expression: Shouting or Calling

The character 呼 in first tone is used in words meaning to shout, call out, or express vocally.

呼唤 • hū huàn • to call out (a name etc) • HSK 6

HSK 6

hū呼

huàn唤

to call out (a name etc)

呼救 • hū jiù • Call for help / cry for help • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hū呼

jiù救

Call for help / cry for help

欢呼 • huān hū • To cheer / to shout with joy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huān欢

hū呼

To cheer / to shout with joy

吸

to breathe; respire

呼吁 • hū yù • appeal; call on

HSK 6

hū呼

yù吁

appeal; call on

呼啸 • hū xiào • whistle; howl; scream

HSK 6

hū呼

xiào啸

whistle; howl; scream

呼声 • hū shēng • Call for / clamor for

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hū呼

shēng声

Call for / clamor for

呼应 • hū yìng • Respond / echo

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hū呼

yìng应

Respond / echo

觉

hǎo好

duō多

le了

。

He felt much better after taking a deep breath.

tā他

lèi累

de得

zhí直

hū呼

dà大

qì气

。

He was so tired that he was panting heavily.

mā妈

ma妈

zài在

yuǎn远

chù处

hū呼

huàn唤

wǒ我

de的

míng名

zì字

。

Mom called my name from afar.

wǒ我

chēng称

hū呼

tā他

bà爸

bà爸

。

I call him Dad.

Kàng抗

yì议

zhě者

gāo高

hū呼

yāo要

qiú求

gōng公

píng平

。

The protesters shouted loudly demanding fairness.

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喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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