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哨 (shào): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 哨

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 哨 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 哨

哨 stroke order diagram

3.

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哨

哨=

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 哨 is used in context

tā他

chuī吹

zhe着

kǒu口

shào哨

zǒu走

Information

Pinyinshào

Meaningsentry

Strokes10

Radical口

Traditional哨

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2082

Zhuyinㄕㄠˋ

UnicodeU+54E8

CangjieRYRB

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口mouth

The mouth (口) produces a sharp sound like a small (肖) whistle — to whistle or sentry.

guò过

jiē街

dào道

。

He whistled as he walked down the street

tā他

zài在

mén门

kǒu口

zhàn站

shào哨

。

He is standing sentry at the door.

shào哨

bīng兵

zài在

biān边

jìng境

xiàn线

shàng上

xún巡

luó逻

。

The sentry patrols along the border

shān山

shàng上

de的

shào哨

suǒ所

shì视

yě野

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The sentry post on the mountain has a good view

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