Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound.
Components
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
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Historical Evolution
叫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
叫
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叫 [jiào]
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
叫 きょう
Kyō unclassified name
叫 きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (84)
叫做 [jiàozuò] #1,402
to be called
尖叫 [jiānjiào] #2,473
to screech
呼叫 [hūjiào] #2,779
to shout
名叫 [míngjiào] #2,381
called
叫醒 [jiàoxǐng] #4,972
to awaken
叫声 [jiàoshēng] #7,945
yelling (sound made by person)
叫声 [jiàoshēng] #7,945
yelling (sound made by person)
叫嚣 [jiàoxiāo] #21,830
to hoot
叫嚣 [jiàoxiāo] #21,830
to hoot
惨叫 [cǎnjiào] #16,127
to scream
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 叫ぶ [さけぶ] #724
to shout
⭐ 叫び [さけび] #3,575
shout
⭐ 叫び声 [さけびごえ] #4,168
shout
⭐ 絶叫 [ぜっきょう] #4,306
scream
⭐ 喚く [わめく] #9,277
to shout
泣き叫ぶ [なきさけぶ] #9,703
to cry and shout
雄叫び [おたけび] #9,913
roar
阿鼻叫喚 [あびきょうかん] #21,843
agonizing cries
叫びだす [さけびだす] #22,563
to let out a cry
わめき散らす [わめきちらす] #30,004
to rant and rave
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KOREAN WORDS (1)