Chinese symbol for “wail”
号
háo
Traditional: 號
(bound form) to wail; to howl
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wail is 号 (háo), defined as: (bound form) to wail; to howl.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wail”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哭喊 | kū hǎn | to wail |
| 哀嚎 | āi háo | to wail; to cry piteously; (of a wild animal) to howl |
| 呼号 (呼號) | hū háo | to wail; to cry out in distress |
| 哀号 (哀號) | āi háo | to wail; to cry piteously (variant of 哀嚎 (āi háo)) |
| 嚎啕大哭 | háo táo dà kū | (idiom) to wail; to bawl |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 号.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè) |
| 口号 (口號) | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase |
| 账号 (賬號) | zhàng hào | account number; account; username |
| 号召 (號召) | hào zhào | to call; to appeal |
| 符号 (符號) | fú hào | symbol; mark; sign |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wail”.
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.