呼唤

hū huàn · HSK 7

to call out

📢 呼 (breathe out, shout) + 唤 (summon) = to call out a name

Both characters carry the 口 (mouth) radical, so the word is doubly about sound leaving the mouth. 呼 is the outward breath of a shout; 唤 is summoning someone. Together they mean calling out to get attention.

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