呼
HSK 4

呼 (hū): breathe sigh, exhale, call

hū

breathe sigh, exhale, call

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Pinyin

hū

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

breathe sigh, exhale, call

How to Write 呼 (hū)

呼 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 呼

A phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, and 乎 hints at the pronunciation.

What 呼 is Made Of

呼 is built from 2 components:

口mouth
乎interrogative or exclamatory final particle

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Words Using 呼

Common Chinese words that contain 呼:

呼吁

hūyù

呼吸

hūxī

呼唤

hūhuàn

呼啸

hūxiào

称呼

chēnghu

打招呼

dǎzhāohu

Characters Related to 呼

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