Chinese symbol for “outcry”

叫喊

jiào hǎn

exclamation; outcry; shout; yell

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outcry is 叫喊 (jiào hǎn), defined as: exclamation; outcry; shout; yell.

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

喊 hǎn

to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry

radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叫喊.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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
呐喊 (吶喊)	nà hǎn	shout; rallying cry
大喊	dà hǎn	to shout

See also: Japanese symbol for “outcry”.

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.