The character 呼 — “breathe out”: how to write it and what it means
breathe out; call
The Chinese character 呼 is read hū and means “breathe out; call”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 呼
呼 has 8 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 呼, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 呼 is made of
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 乎 hū hints at the sound. In 打招呼 it's read in the neutral tone: hu.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 呼
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 呼?
呼 has 8 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 呼 mean?
呼 means “breathe out; call”. It appears in 打招呼 (“greet”), 呼吸 (“breathe”), 称呼 (“call”).
How do you pronounce 呼?
呼 is read hū. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 呼 have?
8 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 呼 yourself
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