号 - háo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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號 (号)

háo

Definition

roar
cry

Other pronunciations

hào

number

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

饕

tāo

gluttonous; see 饕餮, zoomorphic mask motif

Related words (7)

號喪

háo sang

to weep; to howl as if at a funeral

號哭

háo kū

to bawl; to wail; to cry

號啕

háo táo

to cry; to wail loudly

呼號

hū háo

to wail; to cry out in distress

哀號

āi háo

to cry piteously; anguished wailing; same as 哀嚎

乾號

gān háo

to cry out loud without tears

起床號

qǐ chuáng háo

reveille

Idioms (2)

啼饑號寒

tí jī háo hán

hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

狼號鬼哭

láng háo guǐ kū

(lit.) wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

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