Taxonomy of meanings for 喚:　　

  • 喚 huàn (OC: qhoons MC: hʷɑn) 火貫切 去 廣韻：【同喚 】
  • 喚 huàn (OC: qhloons MC: hʷɑn) 火貫切 去 廣韻：【呼也火貫切八 】
    • NAME
      • vtoNcall (something by the name N)
    • SHOUT
      • nabactshouting
      • vt.+VtoSshout (with sentential object) 喚曰
      • vt(oN)omcall, address a contextually determinate person
      • vtoNpost-Han: call, call to gain someone's attention; address someone in a loud voice
    • SUMMON
      • vtoNpost-Han: call over; summon
      • vttoN.+Ssummon N using the words S
      • vttoN.+V[0]call in N to V
    • SING

      Additional information about 喚

      說文解字: 　　 【喚】，𧦝也。从口、奐聲。 【古通用奐。】 【呼貫切】

        Criteria
      • SHOUT

        1. The dominant current word for shouting (and thus using a large amount of breath) is hū 呼 (ant.* niè rú 囁嚅 "whisper").

        2. Hè 喝 is demonstrative shouting typically construed as an expression of anger or occasionally of applause.

        3. Háo 號 refers specifically to shouting as an expression of grief or as part of a public announcement.

        4. Jiào 叫 is to call out aloud, and the word applies both to human and animal subjects.

        NB: Huàn 喚 and hǎn 喊 are post-Han.