hô

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounadjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ho˧˧]Huế [how˧˧]Saigon [how˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

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hô means to cry; to scream.

Chinese characters: 呼

Meanings of hô in English

Noun

to cry; to scream

Adjective

of a tooth forming an overbite or underbite

Words with hô

hoan hô hô hào hô hấp hô hoán tung hô

Example sentences with hô

Tôi là Nhân Chứng Giê-hô-va. I'm a Jehovah's Witness.
Cô ấy đang đọc Đôn Ki-hô-tê lần đầu tiên. She's reading Don Quixote for the first time.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hô could be written as 岵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 呼 (“to call”). Doublet of hò.

Frequently asked questions

What does hô mean in English?

hô (noun) means "to cry; to scream".

How do you pronounce hô?

IPA: Hanoi [ho˧˧]; Saigon [how˧˧]. Tones: hô — level tone (ngang).

Is hô a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hô is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 呼.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.