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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hou3
- English meanings
- to roar, to howl, to shriek, roar or howl of an animal, bellow of rage
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 孔.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
孔 is identified as the sound component (kǒng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 吼.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
wait; time
fat
rear
throat; larynx
after; behind
monkey
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