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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)

components: 口 咸

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:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
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

WordPinyinMeaning
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