啸 Stroke Order

啸 嘨 xiào 〈动〉 【本义】: 撮口作声，打口哨 Original Meaning: To make a sound by pursing one’s lips; to whistle. 1. 撮口作声，打口哨：～歌（吟咏）。～傲。～聚（互相招呼，聚集成集，如“～～山林”）。呼～。仰天长～。 To whistle: e.g., whistling a song (chanting). To whistle proudly. To call out (gather together, e.g., "whistling in the mountains"). To call. To let out a long whistle to the sky. 2. 动物拉长声叫：虎～。猿～。 To make a long call like an animal: e.g., tiger howling. Monkey howling. 3. 自然界发出的声音：北风呼～。海～。 Sounds made by nature: e.g., the northern wind howling. The sea howling. 4. 飞机或子弹掠过时发出的声音：飞机尖～着冲上蓝天。炮弹呼～而过。 The sound made when an airplane or bullet passes by: e.g., the plane sliced through the sky with a sharp whistle. The cannonball whistled past. 【造字法】: 形声。从口，肃声。 Character formation: Phono-semantic compound. The component "口" (mouth) indicates sound. 【引】 References: 1. 《说文》：啸，吹声也。 "Xuì, ( it means) blowing sound." 2. 《诗·召南·江有汜》：其嘨也歌。 "Its howl is like a song." 3. 《礼记·内则》：不嘨不指。 "Do not howl or point." 4. 《封氏闻见记》：激于舌端而清谓之啸。 "When excited at the tip of the tongue, it is called 'whistling.'" 5. 晋· 陶渊明《归去来兮辞》：登东皋以舒啸。 "Climbing the eastern heights to let out a long howl." 6. 明· 归有光《项脊轩志》：俯仰啸歌。 "Looking up and down while howling a song." 7. 明· 魏学洢《核舟记》：若啸呼状。 "Like the state of howling or calling." 8. 明· 刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》：倚修木而啸。 "Leaning on a fine tree to howl." 【例】 Examples: 又如: 啸傲林泉 (to reside in the quiet of the mountains and waters); 啸吟 (long howling lament); 啸指 (making sound by blowing through pursed lips). 2. 呼召，号召 ([En.] call) To summon or call. 【引】 References: 1. 《匡缪正俗》：嘨者，谓若有所召命，若齐庄抚楹而歌耳。 "To howl means to summon; to sing while leaning on the pillars." 2. 《楚辞》：招具该备，永啸呼些。 "Summon everyone's readiness through persistent howling." 【例】 Examples: 又如: 啸引; 啸召 (call; summon); 啸合 (summon together); 啸侣 (calling companions; summoning fellow beings); 啸侣命俦 (summoning companions); 啸命 (commanding loudly). 3. 鸟兽等的长声鸣叫 ([En.] howl; roar) Long sounds made by birds or beasts. 【引】 References: 1. 宋· 范仲淹《岳阳楼记》：虎啸猿啼。 "The tiger howls and the monkey cries." 2. 清· 梁启超《饮冰室合集·文集》：乳虎啸谷。 "The cub tiger howls in the valley." 【例】 Examples: 又如: 鸟啸; 啸萃 (howling and gathering); 啸吼 (long roar); 啸风 (calling the wind); 风嘶雨啸 (the wind howls and the rain whistles).