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嗥 is a standard phono-semantic compound. The mouth radical 口 on the left signals a connection to vocalizations or mouth actions, while the right component 皋 (gāo) serves purely as the phonetic, giving the character its pronunciation. Its primary meaning is howling, bellowing, or roaring, the loud, sustained, and often mournful cries of wild animals like wolves, dogs, or large beasts, which sets it apart from characters for human speech or bird chirping.
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