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shào

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shào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shào | shao4
English translation
a whistle
sentry
to whistle; to chirp

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About shào

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

shào

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of shào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口肖

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using shào

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诺尔 kān zhāo 包裹 bāoguǒ ,轻柔 qīng róu de hēng le 口哨 kǒu shào .

Norma looked at the parcel and whistled softly through her teeth.

Xiàng gǒu 一声 yī shēng shào , 随即 suíjí 赶紧 gǎnjǐn 走开 zǒu kāi .

He whistled on the dog, and walked rapidly away.

裁判员 cái pàn yuán chuī shào ,宣布 xuānbù 比赛 bǐsài 结束 jiéshù .

The referee blew his whistle to end the match.

我们 wǒmen de le wàng shào 发现 fāxiàn 树丛 shù cóng Zhōng Zàng zhāo rén .

Our look - out spied a man hiding in some bushes.

shào ràng 猎狗 liè gǒu 回来 huí lai .

He whistled his hounds to come back.

Words with shào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shào sentry shào
口哨 kǒu shào whistle口哨 kǒu shào
花哨 huā shao garish花哨 huā shao
哨兵 shào bīng sentinel哨兵 shào bīng
哨子 shào zi whistle哨子 shào zi
前哨 qián shào outpost前哨 qián shào
放哨 fàng shào to keep watch放哨 fàng shào
哨所 shào suǒ watchhouse哨所 shào suǒ
岗哨 gǎng shào sentry崗哨
黑哨 hēi shào dubious call黑哨 hēi shào
吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào to whistle吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào
哨卡 shào qiǎ border sentry post哨卡 shào qiǎ
前哨战 qián shào zhàn skirmish前哨戰
观察哨 guān chá shào sentry post觀察哨
检查哨 jiǎn chá shào inspection post檢查哨
查哨 chá shào to check the sentries查哨 chá shào
唿哨 hū shào nowadays written 呼哨唿哨 hū shào
瞭望哨 liào wàng shào lookout post瞭望哨 liào wàng shào
步哨 bù shào sentry步哨 bù shào

shào Decomposition & Compounds

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shào Decomposition

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