哨

a whistle; sentry

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,983 U+54E8

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)

components: 口肖

whistle · Heisig RSH #1528

口 mouth + candle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 肖

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 肖 (xiào) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
肖 sound component	xiào	to resemble, to look like; to be like
消	xiāo	news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
销	xiāo	to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
削	xiāo	to pare, to scrape, to trim
硝	xiāo	saltpeter; to tan leather
屑	xiè	bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
宵	xiāo	night, evening, darkness
鞘	qiào	scabbard, sheath
梢	shāo	the tip of a branch; rudder
悄	qiǎo	quiet, silent, still; anxious
筲	shāo	basket, bucket
蛸	shāo	octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest
峭	qiào	steep, precipitous, rugged
逍	xiāo	to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter
捎	shāo	to carry, to take; to select
艄	shāo	the stern of a ship
魈	xiāo	mischievious mountain spirit
诮	qiào	to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize
绡	xiāo	raw silk

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
花里胡哨	huā li hú shào	gaudy; flashy (but without substance)
哨子声	shào zi shēng	whistling sound
前哨战	qián shào zhàn	skirmish
暗哨儿	àn shào r	whistle given as a secret signal
哨子	shào zi	whistle
花哨	huā shao	garish; gaudy
明岗暗哨	míng gǎng àn shào	both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
口哨	kǒu shào	whistle
吹哨人	chuī shào rén	whistleblower
吹口哨	chuī kǒu shào	to whistle
黑哨	hēi shào	(soccer etc) corrupt officiating; dubious call
前哨	qián shào	outpost; (fig.) front line
哨卡	shào qiǎ	border sentry post
观察哨	guān chá shào	sentry post
检查哨	jiǎn chá shào	inspection post; checkpoint
放哨	fàng shào	to keep watch; to do sentry duty; to be on patrol
哨所	shào suǒ	watchhouse; sentry post
步哨	bù shào	sentry; sentinel
哨兵	shào bīng	sentinel
查哨	chá shào	to check the sentries