Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

吼

hǒu

In Mandarin Chinese, 吼 (hǒu) means “to roar; to howl”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to roar
  2. to howl

Stroke order

Examples

  • 狮子在远处大声吼了一声。
    Shīzi zài yuǎnchù dàshēng hǒu le yī shēng.
    The lion let out a loud roar in the distance.

Characters

吼
hǒu
to roar; to howl