Chinese symbol for “growl”
嗥叫
háo jiào
to growl; to howl
The closest CC-CEDICT match for growl is 嗥叫 (háo jiào), defined as: to growl; to howl.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “growl”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啀 (嘊) | ái | to growl (of dog); to bare fangs |
| 鬫 | kàn | variant of 阚 (kàn); to roar |
| 㘎 (㘚) | hǎn | (literary) (of a tiger) to growl; to roar |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嗥叫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狼嗥 | láng háo | wolves howling; (fig.) to howl |
| 叫做 | jiào zuò | to be called; to be known as |
| 名叫 | míng jiào | called; named |
| 尖叫 | jiān jiào | to screech; to shriek |
| 叫声 (叫聲) | jiào shēng | yelling (sound made by person); barking |
| 呼叫 | hū jiào | to shout; to yell |
| 叫作 | jiào zuò | to call; to be called |
See also: Japanese symbol for “growl”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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