variant of 呼[hu1]

to shout; to call out

mouth (口) + sound hint (乎) = to shout or call out

The mouth radical carries the meaning — you open your mouth to shout or call out. 乎 is there mainly to approximate the sound hū.

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他大声叫,希望有人能听到他。

tā dà shēng hū jiào, xī wàng yǒu rén néng tīng dào tā。

He called out loudly, hoping someone could hear him.

孩子在人群中走散了,妈妈不停地唤他的名字。

hái zi zài rén qún zhōng zǒu sàn le, mā ma bù tíng de hū huàn tā de míng zi。

The child got separated in the crowd, and the mother kept calling out his name.

Words with 呼

呼机

hū jī

pager

呼救

hū jiù

to call for help

惊呼

jīng hū

to cry out in alarm or surprise

高呼

gāo hū

to shout loudly

黑呼呼

hēi hū hū

variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]

点头招呼

diǎn tóu zhāo hū

beckon

一呼百应

yī hū bǎi yìng

(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval

一呼百诺

yī hū bǎi nuò

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

一命呜呼

yī mìng wū hū

to die (idiom)

上呼吸道感染

shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

中东呼吸综合征

zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhēng

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

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