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HSK
7-9

roar

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

hou3 hǒu

Meaning


Primary

roar

Alternatives

roars, roaring, roared, howl

Mnemonic


[h-] Harry Potter is in the [3] basement of the [-(o)u] bakery, covered in flour, making magical gag cakes. One cake is shaped like a giant 子 child and has a 乚 hook stuck in his 口 mouth, looking like a lip ring. If you pull the 乚 hook the child will open his 口 mouth and 吼 roar!

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