Memory phrase for the character: 呼

呼

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Meaning

call, attract, summon

Pronunciation

KO
yobu

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: 乎 (Variation of the hand 手, therefore interrupted, meaning ‘open’ hand. Similar to how people form a funnel with their hands when calling out.)

Mnemonic
 
A mouth with an open hand for better calling.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ




 Vocabulary

歓呼 かんこ  acclamation; jubilation
呼び出す よびだす  to summon, to call (e.g. phone)
呼び掛ける よびかける  to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
呼び止める よびとめる  to challenge, to call somebody to halt
呼ぶ よぶ  to call out, to invite
呼吸 こきゅう  breath, respiration

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