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嘯
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啸
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howl

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
xiào
ショウ、シツ
うそぶ.く
소
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肅 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嘯)
口 mouth+ 肅 solemn =
嘯 howl
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
肅 Phonetic component
solemn
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Simplified (啸)
口 mouth+ 肃 pay =
啸 roar
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
肃 Phonetic component
sù pay
pay respects
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嘯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
啸 / 嘯 [xiào]
to hiss; to whistle
Japanese
嘯 、 嘯吹 、 空吹 うそふき 同音
noun Noh usofuki; (explanation) kyogen mask with bulging eyes and pursed lips (as if whistling)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
海啸 [hǎi​xiào] #18,036
tsunami
呼啸 [hū​xiào] #24,283
to whistle
汪啸风 [Wāng​Xiào​fēng] #51,193
Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan
奚啸伯 [Xī​Xiào​bó] #66,268
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
呼啸而过 [hū​xiào​'ér​guò]
to whistle past
紫啸鸫 [zǐ​xiào​dōng]
(bird species of China) blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
台湾紫啸鸫 [Tái​wān​zǐ​xiào​dōng]
(bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 津波 [つなみ] #14,729
tsunami
嘯く [うそぶく] #25,347
to boast
虎嘯 [こしょう] #156,797
tiger's howling
空嘯く [そらうそぶく] #192,913
to feign ignorance
嘯 [うそふき]
usofuki