叫 jiào — to (be) call(ed)
妈妈叫我早点儿回家。Mā ma jiào wǒ zǎo diǎnr huí jiā.Mom told me to come home early.
Common words: 叫作 (jiào zuò)、叫好 (jiào hǎo)、叫板 (jiào bǎn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "call"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "call", including 叫 (jiào), 喊 (hǎn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "call" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 叫 (jiào), 喊 (hǎn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jiào, hǎn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 叫 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 叫 jiàoto (be) call(ed)Useful words: 叫作, 叫好
- 喊 hǎncall; cry; to shoutUseful words: 呐喊, 大喊
Common words for these 2 "call" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 叫 (jiào) — so "call" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "call".
喊 hǎn — call; cry; to shout
他大声喊我的名字。Tā dà shēng hǎn wǒ de míng zi.He shouted my name loudly.
Common words: 呐喊 (nà hǎn)、大喊 (dà hǎn)、喊道 (hǎn dào)
All 2 characters
Open 叫、喊 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.