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.

Words containing 吼

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

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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