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哨

shào

sentry post; whistle

A soldier beside a mountain sentry post holds a green whistle
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Character

哨 shào

Strokes
10
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 肖 to resemble, to look like
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 边境的哨上整夜亮着灯,士兵轮流观察山口的动静。 Biānjìng de shào shàng zhěngyè liàngzhe dēng, shìbīng lúnliú guānchá shānkǒu de dòngjìng. At the border post, lights stayed on all night as soldiers took turns watching movements at the mountain pass.
  • 裁判一吹哨,两边的队员马上停下来。 Càipàn yī chuī shào, liǎngbiān de duìyuán mǎshàng tíng xiàlái. As soon as the referee blew the whistle, players on both sides stopped at once.
  • 天黑之前,士兵们必须回到山上的哨。 Tiānhēi zhīqián, shìbīngmen bìxū huídào shān shàng de shào. Before dark, the soldiers must return to the post on the mountain.

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