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吼

hǒu
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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Character focus

Stroke order

7 strokes

Word relationships

Register variants

1 item
咆哮
páo xiào

(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar

More formal or literary term for roaring or raging

Related words

1 item
喊
hǎn

to yell

Shouting, but less intense than 吼

Synonyms

1 item
叫
jiào

to shout

Animals or people making loud sounds

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in phrases like 大吼一声 (give a loud roar) or 吼叫 (roar/howl).

Common mistakes

Not used for singing loudly; for singing use 唱 or 高歌. 吼 implies anger or an animal's roar.

Example Sentences

2 shown
狮子大 吼 了一声。
The lion let out a loud roar.
別對著我 吼 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1422756)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 吼

吼叫
hǒu jiào

to howl

吼声
hǒu shēng

roar

嘶吼
sī hǒu

to yell

怒吼
nù hǒu

to bellow

急吼吼
jí hǒu hǒu

impatient

河东狮吼
hé dōng shī hǒu

lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)