呼 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呼唤
hūhuàn
to call; to summon
Characters in this word
唤 huàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 奂 numerous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片呼唤社会重新关注被城市化边缘化的村庄。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn hūhuàn shèhuì chóngxīn guānzhù bèi chéngshìhuà biānyuánhuà de cūnzhuāng. This documentary calls on society to pay renewed attention to villages marginalised by urbanisation.
- 妈妈在门口呼唤孩子回家吃饭。 Māma zài ménkǒu hūhuàn háizi huí jiā chīfàn. Mum stood at the door calling her child to come home for dinner.
- 春天的暖风呼唤着沉睡的大地。 Chūntiān de nuǎnfēng hūhuàn zhe chénshuì de dàdì. The warm spring wind calls to the sleeping earth.
Related words
- 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
- 招呼 zhāohu to greet
- 称呼 chēnghu to address; form of address
- 呼 hū to exhale; to call out
- 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
- 唤起 huànqǐ to evoke; to arouse; to awaken
- 唤醒 huànxǐng to awaken; to arouse