Chinese Word: 吆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吆

Pinyin: yāo

English Definition: to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares)

Chinese Definition:
①(吆喝)(大声)喊叫。多用于大声叫卖东西和大声驱赶牲畜，如大声喊号子等。亦单用，义同，如“老姜头站在那里纹丝不动，吆着号子。”

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:幺 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 幺 [ yāo ] one; tiny, small

Similar Characters: 咔

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 吆

吆喝	yāo he	to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans
吆五喝六	yāo wǔ hè liù	lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
吆呼	yāo hū	to shout (orders)
吆喊	yāo hǎn	to shout; to yell

1		mā ma 妈妈 yāo 吆， wèi 喂 xiǎo jī 小鸡。 Mom'll feed the chicken.
2		a 啊 yāo 吆， wǒ yǒu 我有 diàn huà 电话。 Oops, I got a call.
3		āi yāo 哎吆， zhè r 这儿 tài rè 太热 le 了！ Ouch! This is too hot!
4		āi yāo 哎吆， zhè 这 dì fāng 地方 tài rè 太热 le 了！ Ouch. This is too hot!
5		āi yāo 哎吆！ nà 那 shì 是 gè 个 qián yì shí 潜意识 de 的 àn shì 暗示 ma 吗？ bù 不！ WHOOPS ! Is that a subliminal hint? NO!

1		mā ma 妈妈 yāo 吆， wèi 喂 xiǎo jī 小鸡。 Mom'll feed the chicken.
2		a 啊 yāo 吆， wǒ yǒu 我有 diàn huà 电话。 Oops, I got a call.
3		āi yāo 哎吆， zhè r 这儿 tài rè 太热 le 了！ Ouch! This is too hot!
4		āi yāo 哎吆， zhè 这 dì fāng 地方 tài rè 太热 le 了！ Ouch. This is too hot!
5		āi yāo 哎吆！ nà 那 shì 是 gè 个 qián yì shí 潜意识 de 的 àn shì 暗示 ma 吗？ bù 不！ WHOOPS ! Is that a subliminal hint? NO!