咆 meaning and stroke order
To roar
How to write 咆, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 咆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to roar
How 咆 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 包 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 咆
咆 is a mouth 口 next to 包 (bāo), which gives the sound. Picture a mouth opening wide enough to wrap around everything as it lets out a huge roar.
咆 almost never appears alone. It lives in the word 咆哮 (páoxiào), used for roaring animals, raging water, or a person shouting in anger. Example: 他气得咆哮起来。(Tā qì de páoxiào qǐlái.) He got so angry he started roaring.
Common mistake: Learners often read 咆 as bāo because of 包, but it is páo with a second tone. Do not mix it up with 泡 (pào, bubble) or 跑 (pǎo, to run), which share the same 包 part but have different radicals and tones.
Common words with 咆
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 咆哮 | páoxiào | (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar |
咆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 咆
How many strokes are in 咆?
咆 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 咆 mean?
咆 (páo) means to roar. A common word with it is 咆哮 (páoxiào), meaning "(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar".
How do you pronounce 咆?
咆 is pronounced páo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 咆?
The radical of 咆 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 咆 under this radical.
Can 咆哮 describe a person, or only animals?
It works for both. With people it means shouting furiously, often in a loud and out of control way, like a boss yelling at staff.
What is the difference between 咆哮 and 吼 (hǒu)?
吼 is a common single-character verb for roaring or shouting and is used freely in speech. 咆哮 sounds stronger and more literary, and it often describes nature, like a roaring river or wind.