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Hanzi

喚 / 唤

Traditional
喚
Simplified
唤

to call

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

huàn

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄢˋ

Jyutping

wun6

Example sentences

召喚 / 召唤 zhàohuàn
法師念完咒語，召喚出一隻守護獸。
法师念完咒语，召唤出一只守护兽。

After finishing the spell, the mage summoned a guardian beast.

呼喚 / 呼唤 hūhuàn
母親在呼喚孩子回家吃飯。
母亲在呼唤孩子回家吃饭。

The mother is calling her child to come home for dinner.

使喚 / 使唤 shǐhuàn
他長途跋涉後，兩條腿已經累得不聽使喚了。
他长途跋涉后，两条腿已经累得不听使唤了。

After his long journey, his legs were so tired they wouldn't obey him.

叫喚 / 叫唤 jiàohuàn
暴風雨中，狗在外面不停叫喚。
暴风雨中，狗在外面不停叫唤。

During the storm, the dog kept crying out outside.

呼風喚雨 / 呼风唤雨 hūfēnghuànyǔ
他是商業界呼風喚雨的人物。
他是商业界呼风唤雨的人物。

He is an influential figure who can summon wind and rain in the business world.

喚 / 唤 huàn
母親輕聲喚他回家。
母亲轻声唤他回家。

His mother softly called him home.

Example Vocabulary

召喚

zhao4'huan4

to summon; to call forth

呼喚

hu1'huan4

to call; to summon

使喚

shi3'huan4

to order about; to command; to use (tools, animals)

傳喚

chuan2'huan4

叫喚

jiao4'huan4

to shout; to cry out; to call loudly

呼風喚雨

hu1'feng1'huan4'yu3

to summon wind and rain; to be very powerful and influential

喚

huan4

to call; to summon

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