懂中文 Dong Chinese

哨

shào

whistle

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

肖 sound component

肖  Sound component

xiào, xiāo

  

look like

Evolution

哨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
哨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

哨  

shào

whistle, blow whistle; chirp; a whistle; sentry

Most common words with 哨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

哨

sentry

口哨

whistle

花哨

garish

哨兵

sentinel

哨子

whistle