咆哮

páoxiào

verb #9,746

Meanings

狮子对着入侵者咆哮。

Shīzi duì zhe rùqīn zhě páoxiào.

The lion roared at the intruder.

河水咆哮着冲过山谷。

Héshuǐ páoxiào zhe chōng guò shāngǔ.

The river roared through the valley.

老板在办公室里咆哮。

Lǎobǎn zài bàngōngshì lǐ páoxiào.

The boss was roaring in the office.

memory

Both characters have 口 (mouth) — 咆 and 哮 are both about making loud sounds from the mouth. Double-mouth fury.

When describing a person shouting, 咆哮 is more dramatic and literary than 大喊 or 吼叫.

咆 páo

哮 xiào