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吼 - hǒu

roar, shout; bark, howl

roar, shout; bark, howl

How to read 吼

Click 吼 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhǒu
Englishroar, shout; bark, howl
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

吼叫 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 吼声. Please read 嘶吼 one more time.

Common words with this character

to howl; to bellow; to yell
roar
to yell; to shout
to bellow; to rave; to snarl

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 吼 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 吼叫 and 吼声 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 吼.