Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乎 represents the sound.
Components
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
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Historical Evolution
呼
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
呼
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
呼
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
呼
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
呼
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
呼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呼 [hū]
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
呼 こ
Ko surname
CHINESE WORDS (169)
呼吸 [hūxī] #1,195
to breathe
招呼 [zhāohu] #2,687
to call out to
呼吁 [hūyù] #12,145
to call on (sb to do sth)
呼吁 [hūyù] #12,145
to call on (sb to do sth)
呼叫 [hūjiào] #2,779
to shout
称呼 [chēnghu] #3,111
to call
称呼 [chēnghu] #3,111
to call
欢呼 [huānhū] #3,323
to cheer for
欢呼 [huānhū] #3,323
to cheer for
打招呼 [dǎzhāohu] #5,296
to greet sb by word or action
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JAPANESE WORDS (196)
⭐ 呼ぶ [よぶ] #162
to call out (to)
⭐ 呼び出す [よびだす] #1,752
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.)
⭐ 呼吸 [こきゅう] #1,765
breathing
⭐ 呼びかける [よびかける] #2,531
to call out to
深呼吸 [しんこきゅう] #3,859
deep breath
お呼び [および] #4,961
call
呼び止める [よびとめる] #4,973
to (call and) stop
呼び方 [よびかた] #5,559
way of calling (something or someone)
呼び寄せる [よびよせる] #6,838
to call
⭐ 呼びかけ [よびかけ] #7,099
call
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KOREAN WORDS (12)
호출 #3,414
call; summons
호흡 #7,434
breathing; breath
심호흡 #14,587
deep breath; deep respiration
호흡기 #22,896
respiratory organ
환호 #24,136
cheer; shout of joy
무호흡 #36,729
apnea
연호
chanting
인공호흡
artificial respiration; mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
호격
vocative
호명
calling someone's name; callling
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