hǎn

阚

Character · VerbTraditional闞

roar; bellow (literary)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

verb

to roar; to bellow (of wild beasts)

literary

Literary and archaic usage, equivalent to 㘎. Describes the thunderous roaring of tigers, lions, or other fierce animals. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Hǎn阚

rú如

xiāo虓

hǔ虎

，

wēi威

zhèn震

shān山

lín林

。

Roaring like a tiger, its might shakes the mountains and forests.

Měng猛

hǔ虎

hǎn阚

，

shēng声

dòng动

gǔ谷

yìng应

。

The fierce tiger roared thunderously, its sound moving the valleys to echo.