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吼

hǒu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

hǒu · haau1 (Jyutping)

  1. to roar
  2. to howl
  3. to shriek
  4. roar or howl of an animal
  5. bellow of rage

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

吼

Meaning
roar, shout; bark, howl
Radical
口
Strokes
7
Components
⿰口孔
Cangjie
RNDU
Four-corner
6201.0

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