Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
哨
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哨 [shào]
a whistle; sentry
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (35)
口哨 [kǒushào] #8,995
whistle
花哨 [huāshao] #15,018
garish
哨兵 [shàobīng] #22,633
sentinel
哨子 [shàozi] #17,441
whistle
前哨 [qiánshào] #21,766
outpost
放哨 [fàngshào] #19,608
to keep watch
哨所 [shàosuǒ] #55,613
watchhouse
岗哨 [gǎngshào] #23,604
lookout post
岗哨 [gǎngshào] #23,604
lookout post
黑哨 [hēishào] #29,584
(soccer etc) corrupt officiating
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
哨戒 [しょうかい] #30,910
patrol (with ships or aircraft)
⭐ 前哨戦 [ぜんしょうせん] #35,667
(preliminary) skirmish
歩哨 [ほしょう] #36,203
sentry
前哨 [ぜんしょう] #66,043
outpost
哨戒機 [しょうかいき] #72,864
patrol plane
哨兵 [しょうへい] #83,364
sentry
哨戒艇 [しょうかいてい] #115,094
patrol boat
監視哨 [かんししょう] #120,812
observation post
対潜哨戒機 [たいせんしょうかいき] #126,732
antisubmarine patrol plane
前哨線 [ぜんしょうせん] #185,335
scouting line
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