Read Edit View history 呼 hū HSK4 breathe, shout Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乎 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas hū ×hu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 呼 Simp strokes 呼 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 呼 Simp strokes 呼 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 呼 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 96, 597 ], [ 122, 573 ], [ 129, 554 ], [ 157, 323 ] ], [ [ 159, 566 ], [ 174, 583 ], [ 277, 612 ], [ 298, 607 ], [ 321, 585 ], [ 286, 452 ], [ 259, 434 ] ], [ [ 176, 375 ], [ 190, 391 ], [ 236, 403 ], [ 271, 408 ], [ 319, 403 ] ], [ [ 770, 777 ], [ 732, 787 ], [ 696, 787 ], [ 596, 730 ], [ 434, 671 ] ], [ [ 441, 598 ], [ 498, 543 ], [ 510, 513 ] ], [ [ 783, 692 ], [ 803, 672 ], [ 811, 653 ], [ 749, 583 ], [ 701, 540 ] ], [ [ 361, 385 ], [ 420, 379 ], [ 616, 417 ], [ 868, 453 ], [ 925, 448 ], [ 964, 437 ] ], [ [ 572, 697 ], [ 592, 689 ], [ 618, 664 ], [ 628, 617 ], [ 646, 454 ], [ 652, 328 ], [ 644, 154 ], [ 618, 79 ], [ 586, 47 ], [ 481, 94 ], [ 465, 96 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 148 591 Q 136 598 105 606 Q 93 610 89 605 Q 82 599 90 583 Q 117 507 126 386 Q 127 350 145 325 Q 161 301 167 317 Q 174 336 174 369 L 172 404 Q 159 522 157 560 C 155 587 155 587 148 591 Z", "M 307 424 Q 329 533 360 567 Q 384 595 359 610 Q 337 622 308 640 Q 287 652 242 624 Q 199 606 148 591 C 119 582 128 551 157 560 Q 175 566 247 584 Q 271 590 277 580 Q 287 573 276 529 Q 266 483 252 428 C 245 399 301 395 307 424 Z", "M 174 369 Q 207 381 318 393 Q 328 394 329 404 Q 329 411 307 424 L 252 428 L 251 428 Q 208 415 172 404 C 143 395 146 359 174 369 Z", "M 592 706 Q 731 758 760 763 Q 778 763 782 772 Q 786 782 774 795 Q 752 813 705 832 Q 689 839 674 839 Q 667 835 665 823 Q 665 777 429 677 Q 423 667 430 664 Q 460 664 550 694 Q 557 695 565 698 L 592 706 Z", "M 444 565 Q 471 514 501 492 Q 514 486 527 498 Q 536 508 536 527 Q 535 552 520 568 Q 504 583 483 593 Q 446 608 439 608 Q 432 608 432 595 Q 432 583 444 565 Z", "M 766 648 Q 754 624 698 547 Q 688 529 706 533 Q 749 558 774 577 Q 837 626 853 633 Q 875 643 863 662 Q 848 678 821 692 Q 796 705 784 701 Q 771 700 776 686 Q 780 667 766 648 Z", "M 674 405 Q 765 418 901 420 Q 967 420 973 431 Q 977 444 960 457 Q 906 494 866 486 Q 791 468 671 445 L 620 436 Q 500 417 364 395 Q 342 392 359 375 Q 395 345 432 357 Q 519 382 619 397 Q 620 398 622 397 L 674 405 Z", "M 622 397 Q 628 175 585 107 Q 582 100 573 96 Q 563 93 469 104 Q 460 105 458 101 Q 457 97 466 88 Q 530 36 564 -4 Q 574 -17 583 -15 Q 598 -14 624 13 Q 649 35 662 74 Q 681 114 683 175 Q 686 239 675 399 Q 674 403 674 405 L 671 445 Q 664 547 658 577 Q 652 622 651 656 Q 650 677 638 684 Q 613 700 592 706 C 564 717 548 722 565 698 Q 566 695 572 690 Q 591 663 599 624 Q 615 536 620 436 L 622 397 Z" ] } 8 strokes 呼 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 96, 597 ], [ 122, 573 ], [ 129, 554 ], [ 157, 323 ] ], [ [ 159, 566 ], [ 174, 583 ], [ 277, 612 ], [ 298, 607 ], [ 321, 585 ], [ 286, 452 ], [ 259, 434 ] ], [ [ 176, 375 ], [ 190, 391 ], [ 236, 403 ], [ 271, 408 ], [ 319, 403 ] ], [ [ 770, 777 ], [ 732, 787 ], [ 696, 787 ], [ 596, 730 ], [ 434, 671 ] ], [ [ 441, 598 ], [ 498, 543 ], [ 510, 513 ] ], [ [ 783, 692 ], [ 803, 672 ], [ 811, 653 ], [ 749, 583 ], [ 701, 540 ] ], [ [ 361, 385 ], [ 420, 379 ], [ 616, 417 ], [ 868, 453 ], [ 925, 448 ], [ 964, 437 ] ], [ [ 572, 697 ], [ 592, 689 ], [ 618, 664 ], [ 628, 617 ], [ 646, 454 ], [ 652, 328 ], [ 644, 154 ], [ 618, 79 ], [ 586, 47 ], [ 481, 94 ], [ 465, 96 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 148 591 Q 136 598 105 606 Q 93 610 89 605 Q 82 599 90 583 Q 117 507 126 386 Q 127 350 145 325 Q 161 301 167 317 Q 174 336 174 369 L 172 404 Q 159 522 157 560 C 155 587 155 587 148 591 Z", "M 307 424 Q 329 533 360 567 Q 384 595 359 610 Q 337 622 308 640 Q 287 652 242 624 Q 199 606 148 591 C 119 582 128 551 157 560 Q 175 566 247 584 Q 271 590 277 580 Q 287 573 276 529 Q 266 483 252 428 C 245 399 301 395 307 424 Z", "M 174 369 Q 207 381 318 393 Q 328 394 329 404 Q 329 411 307 424 L 252 428 L 251 428 Q 208 415 172 404 C 143 395 146 359 174 369 Z", "M 592 706 Q 731 758 760 763 Q 778 763 782 772 Q 786 782 774 795 Q 752 813 705 832 Q 689 839 674 839 Q 667 835 665 823 Q 665 777 429 677 Q 423 667 430 664 Q 460 664 550 694 Q 557 695 565 698 L 592 706 Z", "M 444 565 Q 471 514 501 492 Q 514 486 527 498 Q 536 508 536 527 Q 535 552 520 568 Q 504 583 483 593 Q 446 608 439 608 Q 432 608 432 595 Q 432 583 444 565 Z", "M 766 648 Q 754 624 698 547 Q 688 529 706 533 Q 749 558 774 577 Q 837 626 853 633 Q 875 643 863 662 Q 848 678 821 692 Q 796 705 784 701 Q 771 700 776 686 Q 780 667 766 648 Z", "M 674 405 Q 765 418 901 420 Q 967 420 973 431 Q 977 444 960 457 Q 906 494 866 486 Q 791 468 671 445 L 620 436 Q 500 417 364 395 Q 342 392 359 375 Q 395 345 432 357 Q 519 382 619 397 Q 620 398 622 397 L 674 405 Z", "M 622 397 Q 628 175 585 107 Q 582 100 573 96 Q 563 93 469 104 Q 460 105 458 101 Q 457 97 466 88 Q 530 36 564 -4 Q 574 -17 583 -15 Q 598 -14 624 13 Q 649 35 662 74 Q 681 114 683 175 Q 686 239 675 399 Q 674 403 674 405 L 671 445 Q 664 547 658 577 Q 652 622 651 656 Q 650 677 638 684 Q 613 700 592 706 C 564 717 548 722 565 698 Q 566 695 572 690 Q 591 663 599 624 Q 615 536 620 436 L 622 397 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.