HSK 5 · Verbs

称呼 chēnghu “to call” in Chinese

Traditional 稱呼

What 称呼 means

  1. to call
  2. to address as
  3. form of address
  4. appellation

How to say 称呼

    称呼 in a sentence

    1. 你是怎么称呼你父亲的呢？

      Nǐ shì zěnme chēnghu nǐ fùqīn de ne?

      What do you call your father?

      Sentence #379101 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

    2. 这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？

      Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?

      What do you call this bird in English?

      Sentence #334619 from Tatoeba

    3. 第一次听到弟弟称呼我姐姐。

      Dìyī cì tīngdào dìdi chēnghu wǒ jiějie.

      It was the first time I’d heard my little brother call me “big sister”.

      Sentence #8588296 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    How 称呼 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 称 (chēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
    称chēngto weigh
    • 禾grain · hé
    • 尔you · ěr
    The character 呼 (hū) with each of its parts in a different colour
    呼huto call
    • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
    • 乎interrogative or exclamatory final particle · hūSound part

    口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 乎 (hū) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    How to write 称呼

    称 10 strokes · 呼 8 strokes

    Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

    称呼 (chēnghu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 称呼 (chēnghu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 称呼

    Words with 称

    称chēng · to call称赞chēngzàn · to praise对称duìchèn · symmetrical称号chēnghào · title称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied

    Words with 呼

    打招呼dǎzhāohu · to say hello呼吸hūxī · to breathe呼唤hūhuàn · to call呼吁hūyù · to appeal呼啸hūxiào · to whistle

    More words: Thinking & Talking

    表达biǎodá · to express参考cānkǎo · to consult吵架chǎojià · to quarrel称chēng · to call称赞chēngzàn · to praise承认chéngrèn · to admit当心dāngxīn · to be careful答应dāying · to agree

    FAQs

    称呼 (chēnghu) means “to call” or “to address as”. It is an HSK 5 word.
    Say it chēnghu: chēnghu. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 称呼 is written 稱呼. The pronunciation is the same.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chenghu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 称呼 from the suggestions. Typing chenghu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    称呼 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.