海啸

海嘯

hǎixiào

noun HSK 7 #18,036

Meanings

Dìzhèn zhīhòu, hǎixiào xíjuǎn le hǎi'àn.

After the earthquake, a tsunami swept across the coast.

Hǎixiào yùjǐng xìtǒng kěyǐ wǎnjiù hěn duō shēngmìng.

A tsunami warning system can save many lives.

memory

海 (sea) + 啸 (to howl/roar) = the sea roaring — a vivid image of a tsunami.

海 hǎi

啸 xiào