叫

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to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 丩 sound ( jiū )

Components 口丩

call · Heisig RSH #1192

口 mouth + cornucopia

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
叫化子	jiào huā zi	variant of 叫花子[jiao4 hua1 zi5]
叫花子	jiào huā zi	beggar
叫苦连天	jiào kǔ lián tiān	to whine on for days (idiom); to endlessly grumble complaints; incessant whining
呼叫中心	hū jiào zhōng xīn	call center
大呼小叫	dà hū xiǎo jiào	to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss
叫法	jiào fǎ	term; name; way of referring to sb or sth
叫道	jiào dào	to call; to shout
叫车	jiào chē	to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app)
叫作	jiào zuò	to call; to be called
名叫	míng jiào	called; named
呼叫器	hū jiào qì	pager; beeper
叫好	jiào hǎo	to applaud; to cheer
叫声	jiào shēng	yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)
号叫	háo jiào	to howl; to yell
呼叫声	hū jiào shēng	whoop
装穷叫苦	zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ	to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)
叫板	jiào bǎn	to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a …
叫鸡	jiào jī	rooster; cock; (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
尖叫鸡	jiān jiào jī	squeaky rubber chicken
叫春	jiào chūn	to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat

Characters sharing the sound component 丩 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
丩 sound part	jiū	to connect, to join; vine
收	shōu	to collect, to gather, to harvest
赳	jiū	gallant, valiant