咆 (páo): to roar

Meanings

老虎在森林深处咆哮。

Lǎohǔ zài sēnlín shēnchù páoxiào.

The tiger roared deep in the forest.

他对下属愤怒地咆哮。

Tā duì xiàshǔ fènnù de páoxiào.

He roared furiously at his subordinates.

usage

Mostly used in 咆哮 (to roar). Originally the roar of wild beasts; by extension it describes a person shouting in rage or a river/storm raging loudly.

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

Left 口 (mouth), the indexing radical. It marks this as a sound made with the mouth — fitting for a roar or bellow.

phonetic

包 bāo

to wrap; phonetic

Right 包 supplies the sound (bāo drifting to páo). The same phonetic appears in 炮 (cannon), 跑 (to run) and 泡 (bubble).

咆 páo