hǎn
shout; cry out; yell
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我在喊你。
wǒ zài hǎn nǐ.
I am calling you.
他喊了一声。
tā hǎn le yī shēng.
He shouted.
我们一起喊口号。
wǒmen yīqǐ hǎn kǒuhào.
Let's shout slogans together.
静 (jìng)
quiet
默 (mò)
silent
The Chinese character 喊 (hǎn) is composed of two parts: the radical 口 (kǒu), which represents the mouth, and the phonetic component 咼 (hǎn). The radical 口 indicates that the character is related to speech or sound, while the phonetic component 咼 provides a clue to its pronunciation.The original meaning of 喊 was "to call out loudly" or "to shout". This meaning is still preserved in modern Chinese, where 喊 can be used as a verb meaning "to shout" or "to yell". For example, we can say 喊救命 (hǎn jiù mìng) to mean "to cry for help".In addition to its original meaning, 喊 can also be used in a more general sense to mean "to make a sound" or "to produce a noise". For example, we can say 喊话 (hǎn huà) to mean "to speak loudly" or 喊口号 (hǎn kǒuhào) to mean "to chant a slogan".The character 喊 can also be used as a noun to mean "a shout" or "a cry". For example, we can say 一声喊 (yī shēng hǎn) to mean "a single shout" or 喊声震天 (hǎn shēng zhèn tiān) to mean "the shouts shook the heavens".Overall, the character 喊 is a versatile character that can be used in a variety of ways to express different meanings related to speech, sound, and noise.