呼 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呼啸
hūxiào
to whistle; to howl
Characters in this word
啸 xiào
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 寒风从山谷间呼啸而过，帐篷的支架不断摇晃。 Hánfēng cóng shāngǔ jiān hūxiào ér guò, zhàngpeng de zhījià búduàn yáohuàng. The cold wind howled through the valley, and the tent's frame kept shaking.
- 列车呼啸着从站台边驶过。 Lièchē hūxiào zhe cóng zhàntái biān shǐguò. The train roared past the platform.
- 夜里北风呼啸，窗户被吹得咯咯作响。 Yèlǐ běifēng hūxiào, chuānghu bèi chuī de gēge zuòxiǎng. The north wind howled at night and rattled the windows.
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
- 呼唤 hūhuàn to call; to summon
- 呼救 hūjiù to call for help
- 呼声 hūshēng voice; public demand
- 呼应 hūyìng to echo; to correspond
- 呼吁 hūyù to appeal; to call for
- 欢呼 huānhū to cheer; to acclaim
- 海啸 hǎixiào tsunami
- 轰 hōng to boom; to rumble; to roar