喊
to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,324 U+558A
How 喊 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 咸 (phonetic, xián)
How to remember it
yell · Heisig RSH #1666
口 mouth + 咸 salty
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 咸
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 咸 (xián) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咸 sound component | xián | all, together, united; salted |
| 减 | jiǎn | to decrease, to subtract, to diminish |
| 碱 | jiǎn | alkaline, alkali, lye, salt |
| 缄 | jiān | to seal, to close, to bind; a letter |
| 箴 | zhēn | needle, probe; to admonish, to warn |
| 觱 | bì | Tartar horn; chill wind |
| 堿 | jiǎn | salty |
Words containing 喊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老鼠过街,人人喊打 | lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ | lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a … |
| 喊话器 | hǎn huà qì | megaphone |
| 大喊大叫 | dà hǎn dà jiào | shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct… |
| 隔空喊话 | gé kōng hǎn huà | to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away; (fig.) to say sth intended for th… |
| 大喊 | dà hǎn | to shout |
| 高喊 | gāo hǎn | to shout loudly; to raise a cry; to yell |
| 喊道 | hǎn dào | to yell |
| 空喊 | kōng hǎn | idle clamor; to prattle |
| 喊声 | hǎn shēng | to yell; hubbub |
| 喊话 | hǎn huà | to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc; (fig.) to convey a strong message |
| 人喊马嘶 | rén hǎn mǎ sī | lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom); fig. tumultuous; hubbub |
| 喊住 | hǎn zhù | to stop (sb) by calling out to them |
| 呼喊 | hū hǎn | to shout (slogans etc) |
| 叫喊 | jiào hǎn | exclamation; outcry; shout; yell |
| 喊叫 | hǎn jiào | to cry out; to shout |
| 贼喊捉贼 | zéi hǎn zhuō zéi | lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sne… |
| 喊冤 | hǎn yuān | to cry out a grievance |
| 摇旗呐喊 | yáo qí nà hǎn | to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to |
| 哭喊 | kū hǎn | to wail |
| 嘶喊 | sī hǎn | to shout |