Chinese Character 呼 Meanings and components.

Form

呼

Meaning

呼 meaning[3] in English

To Call.

To Cry.

To Shout.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 呼 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , and (classical particle similar … (乎)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with RHFD

How to write 呼

To write呼hu1to call you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 乎hu1(classical particle … arranged in a 吅 shape:

口 + 乎 = 呼

呼 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 呼 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 呼, looks as follow:

呼
Pinyin:hu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Call . To Cry . To Shout . To Breath Out . To Exhale
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
乎
Pinyin:hu1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: (Classical Particle Similar To 於|于[Yu2]) In . At . From . Because . Than . (Classical Final Particle Similar To 嗎|吗[Ma5], 吧[Ba5], 呢[Ne5], Expressing Question, Doubt Or Astonishment)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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