咷

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9
Variants: 啕

Pronunciation

Pinyin: táo, tiào
Cantonese: tou4
JapaneseKun: NAKU
JapaneseOn: TAU DOU TEU TEKI JIAKU
Korean: TO
Vietnamese: trệu

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: howl, cry loudly

CE-Dict: wail

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》咷楚謂兒泣不止曰噭咷。从口兆聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】咷
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤徒刀切，音濤。【說文】楚謂兒泣不止曰噭咷。又【易·同人】九五，同人先號咷而後笑。　又【集韻】他弔切，音糶。義同。　又亭歷切，音狄。【前漢·韓延壽傳】歌者先居射室，望見延壽車，噭咷楚歌。【註】咷音滌濯之滌。

Han-De-Dict: jammern, klagen (u.E.)