哨

shào

sh+ào·4th tone

a whistle · sentry

Radical: 口 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

哨=口+肖

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

a whistle

sentry

shào

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Words with 哨 89 total

to check the sentries查哨chá shào hidden sentry post暗哨àn shào to keep watch · to do sentry duty · to be on patrol放哨fàng shào garish · gaudy花哨huā shao sentinel哨兵shào bīng border sentry post哨卡shào qiǎ

Idioms with 哨 2 total Chain

gaudy · flashy (but without substance)花里胡哨huā li hú shào