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shout

HSK 4 N2
よ.ぶ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乎 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ ooh! =
shout
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
ooh!
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[hū]
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
Ko surname