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yāo

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yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
to cry, to bawl; to yell, to shout

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About yāo

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

yāo

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of yāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口幺

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

yāo

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using yāo

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lái dào 门口 mén kǒu , 一面 yī miàn yòng 枪托 qiāng tuō měng qiāo 店门, 一面 yī miàn 吆喝 yāo he zhāo yāo 喝酒 hē jiǔ .

He went to the door and, hammering with a revolver, demanded drink.

不住 bù zhù de huī xiǎng zhāo 鞭子 biān zi ,吆喝 yāo he 牲口 shēng kou .

He continually cracked his whip and shouted at the mule.

Words with yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吆喝 yāo he to shout吆喝 yāo he
yāo to shout yāo
吆五喝六 yāo wǔ hè liù lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling吆五喝六 yāo wǔ hè liù
吆呼 yāo hū to shout (orders)吆呼 yāo hū
吆喊 yāo hǎn to shout吆喊 yāo hǎn

yāo Decomposition & Compounds

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