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

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.

受伤的小狗发出阵阵哀号。

Shòushāng de xiǎo gǒu fāchū zhèn zhèn āiháo.

The injured puppy let out bouts of mournful whimpering.

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