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哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

哮 Stroke Order — How to Write 哮

Stroke Order

哮 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

哮 Radical and Character Components

Components:口孝

哮 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 孝 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 7 more strokes

哮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xiào

Meanings of 哮 in Chinese

1

xiào哮

To roar; to bellow; to howl (as in '咆哮' - to roar angrily).
他愤怒地咆哮起来。
He roared in anger.
The sound of short, quick breathing, often associated with wheezing or gasping, as in asthma.
她的哮喘在天气变化时特别容易发作,呼吸时常带有轻微的哮鸣音。
Her asthma is particularly prone to attacks when the weather changes, often accompanied by a slight wheezing sound when she breathes.

Common Words and Phrases with 哮

1
xiào哮chuǎn喘
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by difficulty breathing, wheezing, and coughing.
他的哮喘在花粉季节总是会发作。
His asthma always flares up during pollen season.

More words with 哮

  • páo咆xiào哮Roar, Bellow
  • xiào哮míng鸣yīn音wheeze, wheezing
  • páo咆xiào哮shēng声roar, growl
  • xiào哮míng鸣shēng声wheezing, wheeze

Idioms with 哮

  • páo咆xiào哮rú如léi雷roar like thunder
  • dà大sì肆páo咆xiào哮to rage furiously

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Questions about 哮

What does 哮 mean in Chinese?

哮 (xiào) means “To roar” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 哮?

哮 is pronounced xiào in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 哮 have?

哮 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 哮?

哮 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 哮?

The radical of 哮 is 口, and 哮 is a phono-semantic compound.

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