啸
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xiào · to roar, to howl

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 啸

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 啸 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

口Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 啸 sits in each complete thought.

Hǎi xiào de jǐng bào jiě chú le.海啸的警报解除了。

The tsunami alert was cancelled.

Source: Tatoeba #829687 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hǎi xiào lái le, mì qiè zhù yì a.海啸来了,密切注意啊。

A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert.

Source: Tatoeba #793985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 啸 in context

  1. Say xiào, then recall the core meaning: to roar, to howl.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 海啸 (hǎi xiào), meaning “tsunami”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 啸 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.