yāo

common
verb

Meaning of

吆 means to shout loudly; to yell; to call out (especially to livestock). Pronounced yāo.

  • to shout loudly; to yell; to call out (especially to livestock)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yāo
he
zhe
shēng
kou
jìn
le
cūn
 

He drove the livestock into the village shouting commands.

Xiǎo
fàn
zài
jiē
shàng
shēng
yāo
he
mài
shuǐ
guǒ
 

The vendor was shouting loudly in the street selling fruit.

men
zài
jiǔ
guǎn
yāo
liù
 
chǎo
de
hěn
 

They were shouting and blustering in the tavern, making a terrible racket.

mín
yāo
he
zhe
qún
xiàng
cǎo
yuán
shēn
chù
zǒu
 

The herder shouted to drive the horses deeper into the grassland.

Relations

Measure Words

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