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 "roar"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "roar", including 号 (háo / hào), 吼 (hǒu). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "roar" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 号 (háo / hào), 吼 (hǒu) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span háo, hào, hǒu — 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
- 吼 hǒuroar (of a lion)Useful words: 吼声, 吼叫
Common words for these 2 "roar" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 号 (háo / hào) — so "roar" 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 "roar".
吼 hǒu — roar (of a lion)
狮子在草原上大声吼叫。Shī zi zài cǎo yuán shàng dà shēng hǒu jiào.The lion roars loudly on the grassland.
Common words: 吼声 (hǒu shēng)、吼叫 (hǒu jiào)、怒吼 (nù hǒu)
All 2 characters
Open 号、吼 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.