嚎 (háo): to howl

Meanings

1 to howl
2 to bawl
3 to wail loudly

Characters

嚎

háo

to howl; to wail

Examples

狼在月光下嚎叫。

Láng zài yuèguāng xià háojiào.

The wolf howled in the moonlight.

孩子摔倒后嚎啕大哭。

Háizi shuāidǎo hòu háotáo dà kū.

The child fell and burst into loud wailing.

Tips

usage

嚎 implies loud, unrestrained crying or howling. Common compounds: 嚎叫 (háojiào, to howl), 嚎啕 (háotáo, to wail). It can describe both animals howling and humans bawling.

Stroke Order

嚎 háo

Related Words

嚎叫 háojiào #17,634

to howl / to yell; to wail

吼 hǒu HSK 7 #3,409

to roar / to howl / to yell

大声 dàshēng HSK 2 #3,008

loudly / in a loud voice

嗷 áo #6,028

ow / ouch / howl (onomatopoeia)

大喊大叫 dàhǎndàjiào #6,325

to shout and scream / to yell loudly / to make a big fuss

咆哮 páoxiào #9,746

to roar; to howl / to rage; to thunder (of water, wind, etc.)

吼叫 hǒujiào #12,805

to howl / to bellow / to yell

号叫 háojiào #29,316

to howl / to yell / to wail

高呼 gāohū #13,275

to shout loudly; to cry out; to chant

哭闹 kūnào #22,516

to cry and make a fuss / to wail and create a disturbance / to bawl and carry on