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The character 呼 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic component 口, indicating mouth, with the phonetic component 乎, which historically guided its pronunciation. Its etymology centers on the action of producing sound from the mouth, with the original meaning being to exhale or to call out. Over time, while retaining this core sense, the character's usage expanded to encompass related actions such as shouting, summoning, and the physical act of breathing, evident in modern compounds like 呼吸 for breathing and 呼唤 for calling.
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妈妈呼唤我回家。
小狗呼呼地睡觉。
我们欢呼球队获胜。
他呼吸着清晨的空气。
狂风呼啸而过。
这项政策得到了广泛呼应。
他呼呼地喘着气跑完了全程。
紧急情况下，记得及时呼救。