嘯
xiào

roar

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肅
肅 Sound component
sù pay respects

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsewHsˤiw(k)-sto wail
Zhengzhangsɯːwɢs
Unicodesèu

說文解字

吹聲也。从口肅聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

啸 xiào roar Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘯.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
肃
肃 Sound component
sù pay respects

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode