呼 hū — to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
请深深地吸气，再慢慢呼气。Qǐng shēn shēn de xī qì, zài màn màn hū qì.Please breathe in deeply, then slowly breathe out.
Common words: 呼吸 (hū xī)、招呼 (zhāo hu)、打招呼 (dǎ zhāo hu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to shout"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to shout", including 呼 (hū), 喊 (hǎn), 嚷 (rǎng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to shout" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 呼 (hū), 喊 (hǎn), 嚷 (rǎng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span hū, hǎn, rǎng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 呼 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 呼 hūto call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhaleUseful words: 呼吸, 招呼
- 喊 hǎncall; cry; to shoutUseful words: 呐喊, 大喊
- 嚷 rǎngblurt out; to shoutUseful words: 叫嚷, 吵嚷
Common words for these 3 "to shout" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 呼 (hū) — so "to shout" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
呼吸hū xīto breathe招呼zhāo huto call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice呐喊nà hǎnshout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout大喊dà hǎnto shout喊道hǎn dàoto yell叫嚷jiào rǎngto shout; to bellow one's grievances吵嚷chǎo rǎngto make a racket; clamour; uproar嚷嚷rāng rangto argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach
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 3 ways to say "to shout".
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)
嚷 rǎng — blurt out; to shout
别大声嚷嚷，会吵到别人的。Bié dà shēng rǎng rang, huì chǎo dào bié ren de.Do not shout loudly; you will disturb others.
Common words: 叫嚷 (jiào rǎng)、吵嚷 (chǎo rǎng)、嚷嚷 (rāng rang)
All 3 characters
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