呼
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hū · to breathe, to exhale, to sigh

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 呼

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huWords pronounced hu
hūWords pronounced hū
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Example sentences

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Tā zài jiē shàng kàn dào wǒ yě bù gēn wǒ dǎ zhāo hū.她在街上看到我也不跟我打招呼。

She ignored me even when she met me on the street.

Source: Tatoeba #401685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de wén fǎ bǐ nǐ de hū xī hǎo.你的文法比你的呼吸好。

Your grammar is better than your breath.

Source: Tatoeba #760898 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén zài hū jiù.有人在呼救。

Someone is calling for help.

Source: Tatoeba #718624 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shuìzháo de shí hòu, dǎ hū shēng hěn xiǎng.他睡着的时候,打呼声很响。

He was snoring loudly while he slept.

Source: Tatoeba #333394 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà jiā dōu huān hū le.大家都欢呼了。

Everyone cheered.

Source: Tatoeba #9453453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài jiē de nà biān xiàng tā dǎ zhāo hū.汤姆在街的那边向她打招呼。

Tom called to her across the street.

Source: Tatoeba #2025453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 呼 in context

  1. Say hū, then recall the core meaning: to breathe, to exhale, to sigh.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打招呼 (dǎ zhāo hu), meaning “to greet sb by word or action”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 呼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.