号角

號角

hàojiǎo

noun #15,194

Meanings

1 bugle; horn; trumpet (especially military)
2 clarion call (figurative)

Characters

signal; bugle call

horn (instrument); corner

Examples

冲锋的号角吹响了。

Chōngfēng de hàojiǎo chuīxiǎng le.

The bugle call to charge sounded.

改革的号角已经吹响。

Gǎigé de hàojiǎo yǐjīng chuīxiǎng.

The horn of reform has already been sounded.

Tips

usage

号角 is often used figuratively in formal or literary contexts: 吹响号角 means to sound the call to action. Literally it refers to a military bugle or horn.

Stroke Order

号 hào

角 jiǎo