吼 (haau1 hau3 hau1 hau4 | hou3) : roar, shout; watch over; long for

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吼

haau1 hau3 hau1 hau4

hou3

[粵] haau1 hau3 | [國] hou3
roar; shout; howl; bellow; boom; cry out

[粵] hau1 hau4 - Cantonese only
[1] keep an eye on; watch closely
[2] long for; have an interest in

1. For "roar", haau1 is colloquial reading while hau3 is literary.
2. For "keep watch" and "long for", hau1 is standard reading while hau4 is variant reading. There is also a variant form in 睺.

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吼

This word has been viewed 5456 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Feb 2009 03:10 and last edited on 28th Sep 2013 04:58

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吼住 hau1 zyu6 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over 粵

怒吼 nou6 haau1 nu4 hou3 = howl; roar

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