呼 (hū) — to breathe out; to call, shout; to summon

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呼 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

呼＝口＋乎

ㄏㄨ · hū

verb — to breathe out; to call, shout; to summon

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth

乎聲hū — gives the soundbreath rising and trailing off

Thū (乎) → hū — same sound, tone steadies

The mouth (口) letting breath out (乎) — to exhale. 乎 hū carries the sound nearly intact. From the breath pushed out comes the shout and the summons: 呼吸、呼叫、招呼.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴（口）一張，一口氣（乎）長長地呼出去。

The mouth (口) opens and a long breath (乎) goes out.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)呼氣— to breathe out, exhale

→呼叫、呼喊— to call, shout常用

⇒招呼、呼喚— to greet; to summon

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension