哀号

哀號

āiháo

verb #30,202

Meanings

1 to wail in grief
2 to cry piteously
3 anguished wailing

Characters

to howl / cry out

Examples

HSK 5

受伤的小狗发出阵阵哀号。

Shòushāng de xiǎogǒu fāchū zhènzhèn āiháo.

The injured puppy let out bouts of mournful whimpering.

HSK 7-9

失去亲人的妇女在墓前哀号。

Shīqù qīnrén de fùnǚ zài mù qián āiháo.

The woman who lost her loved one wailed in front of the grave.

Tips

usage

More literary than 哭 (kū, to cry). 哀号 emphasizes drawn-out, audible wailing - often in grief or pain. The variant 哀嚎 with mouth radical 嚎 is equally common in modern writing.

Stroke Order

哀 āi

号 hào