唤

喚
huàn
verb #17,336

Meanings

  1. 1 to call
  2. 2 to summon

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā dàshēng hūhuàn háizi de míngzi.
She loudly called out the child's name.
HSK 7-9
Chūntiān huànxǐng le chénshuì de dàdì.
Spring awakened the sleeping earth.

Tips

usage
唤 is a bound form, rarely used alone in modern Chinese. Common compounds: 呼唤 (to call out), 唤醒 (to awaken), 召唤 (to summon), 传唤 (to subpoena).

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
Mouth radical on the left, the indexing component. Any character built with 口 on the left side usually involves speaking, calling, or noises from the mouth - see 叫, 喊, 呼, 唱. For 唤 'to call, to summon', the mouth contribution is direct.
phonetic
奂 huàn
splendid; abundant
Right side 奂 provides the sound exactly - same syllable, same tone. The same phonetic appears in 换 to exchange, 涣 to disperse, and 焕 brilliant. Recognising this family helps lock in the huàn reading.

Stroke Order

唤 huàn