shào

a whistle

sentry

mouth (口) + sound of shào (肖) = whistle or sentry post

The mouth radical anchors the meaning: a whistle blown by a sentry or a guard post where someone calls out. 肖 gives the sound shào and does not carry the meaning here.

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老师吹,让大家停下来。

lǎo shī chuī shào ,ràng dà jiā tíng xià lái 。

The teacher blew the whistle to make everyone stop.

士兵在门口站,不让人随便进去。

shì bīng zài mén kǒu zhàn shào ,bù ràng rén suí biàn jìn qù 。

The soldier stood sentry at the entrance, not letting people go in freely.

Words with 哨

黑哨

hēi shào

(soccer etc) corrupt officiating

前哨

qián shào

outpost

前哨战

qián shào zhàn

skirmish

口哨

kǒu shào

whistle

吹口哨

chuī kǒu shào

to whistle

吹哨

chuī shào

to blow a whistle

吹哨人

chuī shào rén

whistleblower

哨兵

shào bīng

sentinel

哨卡

shào qiǎ

border sentry post

哨子

shào zi

whistle

哨子声

shào zi shēng

whistling sound

哨所

shào suǒ

watchhouse

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