称呼
Old HSK 5
称呼 (chēnghu) · to call
称呼 (chēnghu) means “to call; to address as; form of address”. It is written with 2 characters: 称 (to weigh) + 呼 (to breathe). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 称呼 is built
The characters
称 chēng · to weigh
What 称 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 尔ěr — you (old word)
- ⺈ — top shape
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
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)
Example sentences
我应该怎么称呼您?Wǒ yīnggāi zěnme chēnghu nín?How should I address you?
大家都称呼他王老师。Dàjiā dōu chēnghu tā Wáng lǎoshī.Everyone calls him Teacher Wang.
Questions about 称呼
What does 称呼 mean?
称呼 (chēnghu) means “to call; to address as; form of address”.
How do you pronounce 称呼?
称呼 is pronounced chēnghu.
Which HSK level is 称呼?
称呼 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 称为chēngwéito be called
- 称赞chēngzànto praise
- 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
- 称号chēnghàotitle
- 对称duìchènsymmetrical
- 称chēngto weigh
- 呼吸hūxīto breathe
- 招呼zhāohuto greet
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet
Learn 称呼 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.