Meaning
a whistle; sentry
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shao” becomes a different word in each tone. 哨 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
- 口哨kǒu shàowhistle
- 哨子shào ziwhistle
- 哨所shào suǒwatchhouse; sentry post
- 前哨qián shàooutpost; (fig.) front line
- 放哨fàng shàoto keep watch; to do sentry duty; to be on patrol
Example Sentence
裁判吹响了哨子，比赛开始了。Cái pàn chuī xiǎng le shào zi, bǐ sài kāi shǐ le.The referee blew the whistle, and the match began.
裁判Cái pàn(sports) to referee吹chuīto blow响xiǎngecho了le(completed action)哨子shào ziwhistle，比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)开始kāi shǐto begin了le(completed action)。