咆

páo

包 + 口

Definitions

páo to roar

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 包

About

The character 咆 (páo) is a phonosemantic compound composed of the semantic radical 口 (kǒu, 'mouth') on the left and the phonetic component 包 (bāo) on the right. The 口 radical indicates a meaning linked to the mouth or vocal sounds, while 包 supplies the pronunciation. The core meaning is the loud, deep roar of wild animals, such as tigers and lions. This literal sense commonly extends to human outbursts of rage, angry shouting or bellowing, and to the roaring of natural phenomena like crashing waves and strong winds.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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老虎在森林里咆哮。

Lǎohǔ zài sēnlín lǐ páoxiào.

The tiger is roaring in the forest.

他愤怒地咆哮着。

Tā fènnù de páoxiào zhe.

He is roaring angrily.

狂风咆哮着穿过山谷。

Kuángfēng páoxiào zhe chuānguò shāngǔ.

The fierce wind roars through the valley.

教练对球员的失误咆哮起来。

Jiàoliàn duì qiúyuán de shīwù páoxiào qǐlái.

The coach roared at the player's mistake.

海浪咆哮着拍打着礁石，发出震耳欲聋的声音。

Hǎilàng páoxiào zhe pāidǎ zhe jiāoshí, fāchū zhèn ěr yù lóng de shēngyīn.

The sea waves roar and crash against the rocks, making a deafening sound.

当他听到这个坏消息时，忍不住咆哮了起来。

Dāng tā tīng dào zhège huài xiāoxi shí, rěn bù zhù páoxiào le qǐlái.

When he heard the bad news, he couldn't help but roar.

暴风雨中的大海仿佛一头咆哮的巨兽，令人恐惧。

Bàofēngyǔ zhōng de dàhǎi fǎngfú yī tóu páoxiào de jù shòu, lìng rén kǒngjù.

The sea in the storm is like a roaring giant beast, making people afraid.

尽管他试图保持冷静，但内心的愤怒最终还是化作了咆哮。

Jǐnguǎn tā shìtú bǎochí lěngjìng, dàn nèixīn de fènnù zuìzhōng háishì huà zuò le páoxiào.

Although he tried to stay calm, the anger inside him eventually turned into a roar.

Related Characters

Component: 包

Component: 口

咆