呼 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呼
hū
to exhale; to call out
Character
Example phrases
- 医生要求患者深吸一口气，再缓缓呼出，以便观察肺部功能。 Yīshēng yāoqiú huànzhě shēn xī yì kǒu qì, zài huǎnhuǎn hū chū, yǐbiàn guānchá fèibù gōngnéng. The doctor asked the patient to take a deep breath and then exhale slowly so that lung function could be observed.
- 冬天呼出的气会变成白雾。 Dōngtiān hū chū de qì huì biànchéng báiwù. In winter, exhaled breath turns into white mist.
- 他站在山顶，大声呼喊着朋友的名字。 Tā zhàn zài shāndǐng, dàshēng hūhǎn zhe péngyou de míngzi. He stood on the summit calling out his friend's name loudly.
Related words
- 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
- 招呼 zhāohu to greet
- 称呼 chēnghu to address; form of address
- 呼唤 hūhuàn to call; to summon
- 呼救 hūjiù to call for help
- 呼声 hūshēng voice; public demand
- 呼啸 hūxiào to whistle; to howl
- 呼应 hūyìng to echo; to correspond
- 呼吁 hūyù to appeal; to call for
- 欢呼 huānhū to cheer; to acclaim
- 呵 hē to breathe out; to blow warm air
- 催眠 cuīmián to hypnotise; to induce sleep