呼叫

jiào

Traditional: 呼叫

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Translation

to call, to page, to summon

Word origin

A compound of 呼 (hū, to breathe out, to shout), carrying the mouth radical 口 (kǒu), and 叫 (jiào, to call, to cry out), meaning to call out or summon.

Origin
compound
Root
呼 (hū, to shout, with 口 mouth radical) + 叫 (jiào, to call)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 呼

Stroke order for 叫

Examples

Please press this button to call the nurse.

The driver is calling headquarters.

The plane suddenly lost its call signal.

He loudly called out his friend's name.

yuán

In an emergency you can call for rescue.

呼叫 (hū jiào) means to call, page or summon, whether by voice or by a signalling device. It is common in technical and emergency contexts as well as plain shouting.

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