号 háo / hào — roar; cry; day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number
今天是五月一号。Jīn tiān shì wǔ yuè yī hào.Today is May first.
Common words: 信号 (xìn hào)、号码 (hào mǎ)、符号 (fú hào)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "cry"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cry", including 号 (háo / hào), 喊 (hǎn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "cry" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 号 (háo / hào), 喊 (hǎn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span háo, hào, hǎn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 号 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 号 háo / hàoroar; cry; day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) numberUseful words: 信号, 号码
- 喊 hǎncall; cry; to shoutUseful words: 呐喊, 大喊
Common words for these 2 "cry" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 号 (háo / hào) — so "cry" 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 "cry".
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 号、喊 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.