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CHINESE CHARACTER

hǎn

喊

喊

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yell

Numbered pinyin
han3
English meanings
cry out, yell

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 咸.

  • Left

    口
  • Right

    咸
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    • Outside

      戊
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    • Inside

      ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

咸 is identified as the sound component (xián). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 喊.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口咸

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他dàshēng大声hǎn喊wǒ我。

    He called me loudly.

  2. 02

    bié别hǎn喊,wǒ我tīng听de得jiàn见。

    Don't shout; I can hear.

  3. 03

    yǒurén有人hǎn喊jiùmìng救命。

    Someone shouted for help.

  4. 04

    hǎn喊tā他yī一xià下。

    Call him over.

  5. 05

    zài在yuǎnchù远处hǎn喊。

    Called from a distance.

  6. 06

    hǎn喊le了bàntiān半天méi没rén人yīng应。

    Called for ages with no answer.

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  • 呐喊