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háo

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háo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
háo | hao2
English translation
to cry loudly, to scream, to yell

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About háo

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

háo

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of háo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口豪

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

háo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and háo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using háo

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妈妈 māma 知道 zhīdào 怎样 zěn yàng hōng hǎo 大声 dà shēng 嚎哭 háo kū de 小孩 xiǎo hái , 还是 háishi ràng zuò .

Mother knows how to comfort a squalling baby. Let her do it.

嚎叫一声 yī shēng tiào le 起来 qǐlai .

He sprang up with a howl.

gǒu zài 门前 mén qián 嚎叫 zhāo yāo 出去 chū qù .

The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out.

zhǐ gǒu 开始 kāishǐ 哀嚎 aī háo

The dog began to yowl.

Néng 听见 tīng jiàn de gǒu zài 暗处 àn chù 吠叫 fèi jiào 哀嚎 aī háo

He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background.

Words with háo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
háo howl háo
哀嚎 aī háo to howl in grief哀嚎 aī háo
嚎啕大哭 háo táo dà kū to wail嚎啕大哭 háo táo dà kū
鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo
嚎哭 háo kū to bawl嚎哭 háo kū
干嚎 gān háo to cry out loud without tears乾嚎

háo Decomposition & Compounds

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