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Chinese symbol for “hoot”

叫嚣
jiào xiāo
Traditional: 叫囂
to hoot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hoot is 叫嚣 (jiào xiāo), defined as: to hoot.

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

叫 jiào
cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
嚣 xiāo
to make noise; to treat with contempt
radical 30 ⼝ · 18 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hoot”

WordPinyinMeaning
鸣笛 (鳴笛)míng díto hoot; to whistle
啼tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叫嚣.

WordPinyinMeaning
叫做jiào zuòto be called; to be known as
名叫míng jiàocalled; named
尖叫jiān jiàoto screech; to shriek
叫声 (叫聲)jiào shēngyelling (sound made by person); barking
呼叫hū jiàoto shout; to yell
叫作jiào zuòto call; to be called
喧嚣 (喧囂)xuān xiāoto clamor; to make noise
嚣张 (囂張)xiāo zhāngrampant; unbridled

See also: Japanese symbol for “hoot”.

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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