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哨

shào

HSK 6 Character

What 哨 means

1. a whistle
2. sentry

Example sentences

• 你会吹口哨吗？
  Nǐ huì chuīkǒushào ma?
  Do you know how to whistle?
• 他边走边吹口哨。
  Tā biān zǒu biān chuīkǒushào.
  He whistled as he walked.
• 问那边的警察岗哨。
  Wèn nàbian de jǐngchá gǎngshào.
  Ask at the police box over there.
• 裁判吹响了口哨，判定他手球。
  Cáipàn chuī xiǎng le kǒushào, pàndìng tā shǒuqiú.
  The referee blew the whistle and called a hand ball on him.
• 他一边驾着车，一边快乐地吹着口哨。
  Tā yībiān jià zhe chē, yībiān kuàilè de chuī zhe kǒushào.
  He drove his car, whistling merrily.
• 裁判吹哨两次，向大家宣布已经终场。
  Cáipàn chuīshào liǎng cì, xiàng dàjiā xuānbù yǐjīng zhōngchǎng.
  The referee blew his whistle twice to tell everyone it was full-time.

Words starting with 哨

• 哨兵shào bīngsentinel
• 哨子shào ziwhistle
• 哨所shào suǒwatchhouse; sentry post
• 哨卡shào qiǎborder sentry post
• 哨子声shào zi shēngwhistling sound
• 哨笛shào día whistle

Words containing 哨

• 口哨kǒu shàowhistle
• 花哨huā shaogarish; gaudy
• 吹口哨chuī kǒu shàoto whistle
• 放哨fàng shàoto keep watch; to do sentry duty; to be on patrol
• 岗哨gǎng shàolookout post; sentry post; sentry
• 前哨qián shàooutpost; (fig.) front line
• 吹哨chuī shàoto blow a whistle; to whistle
• 忽哨hū shàoto whistle (with fingers in one's mouth); nowadays written 呼哨
• 暗哨àn shàohidden sentry post
• 查哨chá shàoto check the sentries
• 步哨bù shàosentry; sentinel
• 狗哨gǒu shàodog whistle; (fig.) dog whistle (in politics)
• 鸣哨míng shàoto blow a whistle; (fig.) (of a sporting event) to kick off; to get underway
• 黑哨hēi shào(soccer etc) corrupt officiating; dubious call
• 前哨战qián shào zhànskirmish
• 吹哨人chuī shào rénwhistleblower
• 暗哨儿àn shào rwhistle given as a secret signal
• 检查哨jiǎn chá shàoinspection post; checkpoint
• 观察哨guān chá shàosentry post
• 明岗暗哨míng gǎng àn shàoboth covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
• 花里胡哨huā li hú shàogaudy; flashy (but without substance)
• 瞭哨liào shàoto go on sentry duty; to stand guard
• 瞭望哨liào wàng shàolookout post
• 唿哨hū shàoto whistle (with fingers in one's mouth); nowadays written 呼哨

Characters built on 肖

These share the phonetic component 肖 (xiào), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 稍shāosomewhat; a little
• 梢shāotip of branch
• 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver
• 筲shāopot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips; basket (container) for chopsticks; variant of 筲
• 蛸shāooctopus; used in 蟏蛸
• 艄shāostern of boat

Characters that look like 哨

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 顽wánmischievous; obstinate; to play
• 哺bǔto feed
• 哩lǐmile
• 唾tuòsaliva; to spit
• 唷yō(interjection expressing surprise) Oh!; My!

Sounds the same

Read shào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 绍to continue; to carry on
• 潲driving rain; to sprinkle
• 少young
• 稍used in 稍息
• 劭stimulate to effort
• 睄(colloquial) to glance
• 邵surname Shao; place name
• 卲surname Shao
• 召surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province