呼 (hū) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to breathe
- to exhale
- to sigh
- to call
- to shout
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
呼 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 呼 is 口 — meaning mouth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 品吹台否另各味喊咳命嗯售.
How the character is built
呼 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 乎 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 呼
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
呼 appears in 2 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 呼 / 相关任务
Words containing 呼 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 呼 mean in Chinese?
呼 (hū) means to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 呼 have?
呼 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 呼?
The radical of 呼 is 口 (mouth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 品, 吹, 台, 否, 另.
What is the pinyin for 呼?
呼 is pronounced hū.
What HSK 4 words use 呼?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 呼 appears in 1 word, including 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu). See the full list above.