哨 shào to whistle
to whistle; sentry
How to remember 哨: 口 mouth + 肖 resemble = to whistle. My little sister purses her mouth to resemble Grandpa and tries for the hundredth time to whistle.
Component breakdown
哨 = 口 mouth + 肖 resemble
- 口 mouth
- 肖 resemble
My little sister purses her mouth to resemble Grandpa and tries for the hundredth time to whistle.
How it is used
- A whistle, and a sentry post - 吹哨 (chuī shào) to blow a whistle, 口哨 (kǒushào) a whistle (with the lips), 哨兵 (shàobīng) a sentry, 放哨 (fàng shào) to stand guard.
- Two linked senses: the whistle instrument/sound, and the lookout duty it signals.
- 岗哨 (gǎngshào) = a sentry post.