唤 huàn to call
How to remember 唤: 口 mouth + 奂 numerous = to call. Hands round her mouth, Mum steps into the garden, where her numerous kids are hiding, and tries to call them in for dinner.
Component breakdown
唤 = 口 mouth + 奂 numerous
- 口 mouth
- 奂 numerous
Hands round her mouth, Mum steps into the garden, where her numerous kids are hiding, and tries to call them in for dinner.
How it is used
- To call out to / summon - 呼唤 (hūhuàn) to call out, 唤醒 (huànxǐng) to wake someone / awaken (awareness), 召唤 (zhàohuàn) to summon.
- 唤起 (huànqǐ) = to evoke/arouse (memories, feelings) - 唤起回忆 to stir up memories.
- More literary than 叫 (jiào); 唤 often carries a rousing, evocative flavor (waking, calling forth).