吼 (hǒu) — Chinese Character

吼

hǒu

to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage

Radical: 口 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吼 decomposes into the following components:

口孔

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 孔.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吼.

吼叫

hǒu jiào

吼声

hǒu shēng

嘶吼

sī hǒu

怒吼

nù hǒu

急吼吼

jí hǒu hǒu

河东狮吼

hé dōng shī hǒu

Characters that share the radical 口.

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