呼(hū)

HSK 48 strokes

to call

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Character information

Pinyin
hū
Meaning
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 呼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口乎

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 乎 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu乎hū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 呼 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 呼

Common words using 呼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hū呼xī吸
HSK 4

to breathe

Open 呼吸 page →
hū呼huàn唤
HSK 7-9

to call out (a name etc)

Open 呼唤 page →
hū呼yìng应
HSK 7-9

to conform (with)

Open 呼应 page →
chuán传hū呼

to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone

Open 传呼 page →
yāo吆hū呼

to shout (orders)

Open 吆呼 page →
hū呼zhōng中

see 呼中区

Open 呼中 page →
yī一hū呼bǎi百yìng应

(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval

Open 一呼百应 page →
yī一hū呼bǎi百nuò诺

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's …

Open 一呼百诺 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 呼’s common words

吸唤应传吆中一百

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