喊 (hǎn): to yell, to shout, to call out for (a person)
喊 (hǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to yell.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 咸 (phonetic). It ranks #1179 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 喊 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to yell
- to shout
- to call out for (a person)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大喊大叫 | dà hǎn dà jiào | shouting and screaming (idiom) |
| 叫喊 | jiào hǎn | exclamation |
| 喊叫 | hǎn jiào | to cry out |
| 呼喊 | hū hǎn | to shout (slogans etc) |
| 呐喊 | nà hǎn | shout |
| 哭喊 | kū hǎn | to wail |
| 大喊 | dà hǎn | to shout |
| 喊声 | hǎn shēng | to yell |
| 高喊 | gāo hǎn | to shout loudly |
| 喊话 | hǎn huà | to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc |
| 摇旗呐喊 | yáo qí nà hǎn | to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) |
| 喊冤 | hǎn yuān | to cry out a grievance |
| 喊话器 | hǎn huà qì | megaphone |
| 喊道 | hǎn dào | to yell |
| 老鼠过街，人人喊打 | lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ | lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) |
喊 appears in 22 compound words: 32 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 喊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to shout at the top of one's voice, to scream loudly, to yell; to conduct vigorous propaganda
to accuse others of wrongdoing as the wrongdoer to escape guilt and responsibility by diverting attention
Example Sentences
他大声喊着救命，引起了路人的注意。
Tā dàshēng hǎnzhe jiùmìng, yǐnqǐ le lùrén de zhùyì.
He shouted for help loudly, attracting the attention of passersby.
台北101风水池民众提桶装 贾永婕急喊话
tái běi 1 0 1 fēng shuǐ chí mín zhòng tí tǒng zhuāng gǔ yǒng 婕 jí hǎn huà
Taipei 101 Feng Shui Pool People carry buckets Jia Yongjie shouted urgently
...疑吃Karina豆腐!被目击揉她手指 亲喊冤:我手痒
. . . yí chī K a r i n a dòu fǔ ! bèi mù jī róu tā shǒu zhǐ qīn hǎn yuān : wǒ shǒu yǎng
... Suspected of eating Karina tofu! was witnessed rubbing her fingers and shouting injustice: My hands itch
蓝白喊关税重启谈判昔前功尽弃 他批刻意渲染恐慌
lán bái hǎn guān shuì chóng qǐ tán pàn xī qián gōng jǐn qì tā pī kè yì 渲 rǎn kǒng huāng
Blue and white shouted tariffs to restart negotiations, and his criticism deliberately exaggerated panic
金山朱泾喊你来赏梅,只要名字里有这个字,门票全免!
jīn shān zhū 泾 hǎn nǐ lái shǎng méi , zhī yāo míng zì lǐ yǒu zhè gě zì , mén piào quán miǎn !
Jinshan Zhujing calls you to enjoy the plum, as long as the name has this word, the entrance fee is free!
苏翊鸣夺金后身披国旗大喊,怒吼里是坚守与热爱!这一..
sū 翊 míng duó jīn hòu shēn pī guó qí dà hǎn , nù hǒu lǐ shì jiān shǒu yú rè ài ! zhè yī . .
Su Yiming yells after winning the gold, wearing the national flag, roar is the perseverance and love! This...
有事好好说，不要大喊大叫！
Yǒushì hǎohǎo shuō, bù yào dàhǎndàjiào!
If you got anything to say, say it properly, don't yell.
“这正是我在找的。”他喊道。
"Zhè zhèng shì wǒ zài zhǎo de." tā hǎn dào.
"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.
突然间她开始用尖锐的声音大喊。
Tūránjiān tā kāishǐ yòng jiānruì de shēngyīn dàhǎn.
All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
一些司机笑的笑，喊的喊。
Yīxiē sījī xiào de xiào, hǎn de hǎn.
Some of the drivers were laughing and yelling.
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