呼 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呼应
hūyìng
to echo; to correspond
Characters in this word
应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
Example phrases
- 结尾的独白与开篇的画面形成呼应，使主题更加完整。 Jiéwěi de dúbái yǔ kāipiān de huàmiàn xíngchéng hūyìng, shǐ zhǔtí gèngjiā wánzhěng. The closing monologue echoes the opening image, making the theme more complete.
- 两座山上的灯塔遥相呼应，为夜里的船只指路。 Liǎng zuò shān shang de dēngtǎ yáo xiāng hūyìng, wèi yèlǐ de chuánzhī zhǐlù. The lighthouses on the two hills answer each other from afar, guiding the boats at night.
- 左边的鼓声刚停，右边的笛声就呼应起来。 Zuǒbiān de gǔshēng gāng tíng, yòubiān de díshēng jiù hūyìng qǐlái. The drum on the left had barely stopped when the flute on the right answered.
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
- 呼啸 hūxiào to whistle; to howl
- 呼吁 hūyù to appeal; to call for
- 欢呼 huānhū to cheer; to acclaim
- 答应 dāying to agree; to promise
- 应该 yīnggāi should; ought to