吼

hǒu

to roar

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

mouth (口) + sound (孔) = roar or howl

The mouth radical (口) carries the meaning: a wide-open mouth releasing a fierce, animal cry. 孔 mainly contributes the approximate sound hǒu rather than any semantic image.

口+孔→吼

口MouthSemantic

孔A holePhonetic

那只狮子突然大声吼了一下。

nà zhī shī zi tū rán dà shēng hǒu le yī xià。

That lion suddenly let out a loud roar.

他气得对着我们吼，吓到了所有人。

tā qì de duì zhe wǒ men hǒu，xià dào le suǒ yǒu rén。

He bellowed at us in rage, scaring everyone.

Words with 吼

吼叫

hǒu jiào

to howl; to bellow; to yell

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)

More characters with 口

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