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CHINESE CHARACTER

呼 (hū): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
HSK 48 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 呼.

Phonetic component

乎 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 呼 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 呼

打招呼

她挥着手向他打招呼。

Tā huī zhuó shǒu xiàng tā dǎ zhāo hū。

She greeted him waving her hand.

呼吸

他无法深呼吸。

Tā wú fǎ shēn hū xī。

He could not breathe deeply.

称呼

这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼?

Zhè niǎo nǐ men yòng yīng yǔ zěn me chēng hu?

What do you call this bird in English?

FAQ

What does 呼 (hū) mean in Chinese?

to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout

How do you write 呼 in stroke order?

呼 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 呼?

口 is the radical in 呼. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 呼?

打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu): to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice; 呼吸 (hūxī): to breathe; 称呼 (chēnghu): to call; to address as; form of address; appellation.