吼 meaning in English

hǒu

to roar; to howl

HSK 7-9verb7 strokes

Meaning of 吼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hǒu
  1. to roar
  2. to howl
  3. to shriek
  4. roar or howl of an animal
  5. bellow of rage

吼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men听tīng到dào远yuǎn处chù老lǎo虎hǔ的de怒nù吼hǒu。
We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
对duì你nǐ的de电diàn脑nǎo吼hǒu一yì点diǎn帮bāng助zhù也yě没méi有yǒu。
Shouting at your computer will not help.
别bié对duì我wǒ大dà吼hǒu大dà叫jiào。
Don't shout at me.
别bié对duì著zhù我wǒ吼hǒu。
Don't yell at me.
我wǒ没méi有yǒu在zài吼hǒu。
I wasn't yelling.

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吼 hǒu · to roar · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吼.

怒吼nùhǒuto bellow; to rave
吼叫hǒujiàoto howl; to bellow; to yell

Questions about 吼

What does 吼 mean?

吼 (hǒu) means "to roar; to howl" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 吼?

吼 is made of 1 character: 吼 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 吼 an HSK word?

Yes. 吼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.