Meaning
to call
Chinese: 呼唤、叫。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “huan” becomes a different word in each tone. 唤 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 呼唤hū huànto call out (a name etc); to shout
- 唤起huàn qǐto waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
- 使唤shǐ huanto order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr.
- 呼风唤雨hū fēng huàn yǔto call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles
- 唤作huàn zuòto be called; to be known as
Example Sentence
妈妈在门口呼唤孩子回家吃饭。Mā ma zài mén kǒu hū huàn hái zi huí jiā chī fàn.Mom called from the door for the children to come home to eat.
妈妈Mā mamama在zàiat门口mén kǒudoorway呼唤hū huànto call out (a name etc)孩子hái zichild回家huí jiāto return home吃饭chī fànto have a meal。