呼啸
Old HSK 6
呼啸 (hūxiào) · to whistle
呼啸 (hūxiào) means “to whistle; to howl; to whiz”. It is written with 2 characters: 呼 (to breathe) + 啸 (to roar). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 呼啸 is built
The characters
呼 hū · to breathe
What 呼 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 乎hū — interrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 乎 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
啸 xiào · to roar
What 啸 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 肃sù — to pay respects
- 肀yù — pen
- 彐jì — snout
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肀yù — pen
Example sentences
外面北风呼啸。Wàimiàn běifēng hūxiào.The north wind is howling outside.
一列火车呼啸而过。Yí liè huǒchē hūxiào ér guò.A train whizzed past.
Questions about 呼啸
What does 呼啸 mean?
呼啸 (hūxiào) means “to whistle; to howl; to whiz”.
How do you pronounce 呼啸?
呼啸 is pronounced hūxiào.
Which HSK level is 呼啸?
呼啸 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 呼啸 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.