呼唤

呼喚

hūhuàn

verb HSK 7 #8,311

Meanings

1 to call out to
2 to summon
3 to appeal

Characters

to call; to shout

to call; to summon

Examples

妈妈在呼唤孩子回家。

Māma zài hūhuàn háizi huí jiā.

Mom is calling the children to come home.

大自然在呼唤我们保护环境。

Dà zìrán zài hūhuàn wǒmen bǎohù huánjìng.

Nature is calling on us to protect the environment.

Tips

usage

More literary/emotional than 叫 (jiào). Can be used literally (calling someone) or figuratively (a calling/appeal from something abstract).

Stroke Order

呼 hū

唤 huàn