唤 (huàn): to call
唤 (huàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to call.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 奂 (phonetic). It ranks #1818 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 唤 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 call
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
Practice writing 唤 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召唤verb | zhào huàn | to summon |
| 唤醒verb | huàn xǐng | to wake sb |
| 呼唤verb | hū huàn | to call out (a name etc) |
| 传唤verb | chuán huàn | a summons (to the police) |
| 使唤verb | shǐ huan | to order sb around |
| 唤起verb | huàn qǐ | to waken (to action) |
| 叫唤verb | jiào huan | to cry out |
| 呼风唤雨phrase | hū fēng huàn yǔ | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) |
| 唤作 | huàn zuò | to be called |
| 唤头 | huàn tou | percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention |
| 唤做 | huàn zuò | to be called |
| 招唤 | zhāo huàn | to call |
唤 appears in 12 compound words: 42 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 8 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 唤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
清晨的鸟鸣声唤醒了沉睡的大地。
Qīngchén de niǎo míng shēng huànxǐng le chénshuì de dàdì.
The morning birdsong awakened the sleeping earth.
《使命召唤:黑色行动7》第三赛季剧情预告
shǐ mìng zhào huàn : hēi sè háng dòng 7 dì sān sài jì jù qíng yù gào
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" Season 3 Story Trailer
换季感冒频发!医大推“1食物”唤醒免疫细胞:连汤带料喝最营养
huàn jì gǎn mào pín fā ! yī dà tuī 1 shí wù huàn xǐng miǎn yì xì bāo : lián tāng dài liào hē zuì yíng yǎng
Colds Are Common During Seasonal Changes! Medical University Recommends "1 Food" to Boost Immune Cells: Drink the Soup and Eat the Ingredients for Maximum Nutrition
柯林顿否认涉艾普斯坦案 民主党反击要求传唤川普
柯 lín dùn fǒu rèn shè ài pǔ sī tǎn àn mín zhǔ dǎng fǎn jī yāo qiú chuán huàn chuān pǔ
Clinton denies involvement in the Epstein case Democrats countered by demanding that Trump be subpoenaed
领克语音识别错熄全车灯光 车主唤开竟答“仲未识喔” 官方回应
lǐng kè yǔ yīn shí bié cuò xī quán chē dēng guāng chē zhǔ huàn kāi jìng dā zhòng wèi shí 喔 guān fāng huí yīng
Lynk & Co's voice recognition mistakenly turned off the lights of the whole car, and the owner called out and replied, "I don't know it yet" The official response
《使命召唤》官方辟谣,否认存在独立的僵尸模式游戏
shǐ mìng zhào huàn guān fāng pì yáo , fǒu rèn cún zài dú lì de jiāng shī mó shì yóu xì
Call of Duty Official Denies Rumors of a Standalone Zombies Mode Game
被闹钟唤醒没有被鸟唤醒的好。
Bèi nàozhōng huànxǐng méiyǒu bèi niǎo huànxǐng de hǎo.
Much better to be woken by the birds than by an alarm.
我是被外面的交通噪音唤醒的。
Wǒ shì bèi wàimiàn de jiāotōng zàoyīn huànxǐng de.
I was woken up by the noise of the traffic outside.
我的表兄弟太过沉浸于学业，以致于他的朋友们唤他作书虫。
Wǒ de biǎoxiōngdì tàiguò chénjìn yú xuéyè, yǐzhìyú tā de péngyou men huàn tā zuò shūchóng.
My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him bookworm.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 唤 (huàn) mean in Chinese?
How many strokes does 唤 have?
What is the radical of 唤?
What are the components of 唤?
What are common words containing 唤?
What characters sound the same as 唤 (huàn)?
Is 唤 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 唤 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear spoken pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.