哨

shào

noun #12,821

Meanings

1 whistle
2 sentry post
3 sentinel

Characters

whistle; sentry

Examples

裁判吹了一声哨。

Cáipàn chuī le yī shēng shào.

The referee blew the whistle.

士兵在哨上站岗。

Shìbīng zài shào shàng zhàngǎng.

The soldier is standing guard at the sentry post.

Tips

usage

As a whistle: 吹哨 (blow a whistle), 哨子 (whistle, the object). As a guard post: 放哨 (to stand guard), 哨兵 (sentinel).

Stroke Order

哨 shào