Definitions

hǎn (verb) to yell; to shout
hǎn (verb) to call out for someone

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 喊 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic mouth radical 口 on the left, indicating the action involves vocalization. The right side is the phonetic component 咸, which means "all" or "completely" on its own but here primarily provides the sound. Some etymological interpretations suggest 咸 also implies a full-effort or attention-commanding shout. The character's primary meaning is to shout or call out loudly, a forceful vocalization from the mouth. It has no separate traditional form and is exclusively used for such loud vocal acts or summoning.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈我回家。

Māma hǎn wǒ huíjiā.

Mom calls me home.

我听见有人救命。

Wǒ tīngjiàn yǒu rén hǎn jiùmìng.

I hear someone shouting for help.

他们大声呼口号。

Tāmen dàshēng hūhǎn kǒuhào.

They loudly shout slogans.

早上,爸爸我起床。

Zǎoshang, bàba hǎn wǒ qǐchuáng.

In the morning, Dad calls me to get up.

如果下雨,我们就他回来。

Rúguǒ xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù hǎn tā huílái.

If it rains, we will call him back.

她在人群中我的名字,但我没听见。

Tā zài rénqún zhōng hǎn wǒ de míngzi, dàn wǒ méi tīngjiàn.

She shouted my name in the crowd, but I didn't hear it.

每次比赛前,队长都会口号鼓舞士气。

Měi cì bǐsài qián, duìzhǎng dōu huì hǎn kǒuhào gǔwǔ shìqì.

Before every match, the captain shouts slogans to boost morale.

我忍不住了出来,因为太惊讶了。

Wǒ rěnbùzhù hǎn le chūlái, yīnwèi tài jīngyà le.

I couldn't help but shout out because I was so surprised.