嘶吼
sī​hǒu

roar

嘶 sī neighing of a horse

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 斯 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
斯
斯 Sound component
sī this

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsej[s]ˤeshriek
Zhengzhangseː
Unicodesei

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

吼 hǒu roar

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

孔
孔 Sound component
kǒng hole, opening

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰloːʔ
qʰloːs
Unicodexòu
xǒu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang