Chinese Character: 哨 (Shào - Whistle/Sentry)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 口（口字旁） (radical: mouth)
笔画数: 10 (10 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从口（与声音相关）、肖（xiào，表音），本义指用口发出的高尖音（如"吹哨"），后引申为哨兵（如"放哨"） (ideogram with "口" (mouth) as radical and "肖" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning high-pitched sound from mouth (e.g., "whistle"), extended to sentry (e.g., "stand guard"))
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shào (fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
哨指用口发出的高尖音（如"口哨"），或指警戒的人（如"哨兵"） (Whistle: high-pitched sound from mouth (e.g., "whistle"); Sentry: guard (e.g., "sentry"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 口哨 (kǒu shào) - whistle
- 哨兵 (shào bīng) - sentry
- 放哨 (fàng shào) - stand guard
- 哨声 (shào shēng) - whistle sound
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作名词表具体声音或人（如"一声哨"）；作动词表发出哨音（如"哨出了一声"），常与"吹""放"搭配（如"吹哨""放哨"） (Noun: specific sound or person (e.g., "a whistle"); Verb: make whistle sound (e.g., "whistle"); often paired with "吹/放" (e.g., "blow a whistle", "stand guard"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
中国传统中，哨子是重要的信号工具（如军队指挥、体育裁判）；"放哨"体现防御文化，常见于历史故事和民间生活 (In Chinese tradition, whistles are important signaling tools (e.g., military commands, sports refereeing). "放哨" (stand guard) reflects defensive culture, common in historical stories and daily life)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
裁判吹了一声哨，比赛结束。(Cái pàn chuī le yī shēng shào, bǐ sài jié shù.)
The referee blew a whistle, and the game ended.
战士们轮流在山顶放哨。(Zhàn shì men lún liú zài shān dǐng fàng shào.)
The soldiers took turns standing guard at the mountain top.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"哨"由"口"（用口发声）和"肖"（辅助发音Shào）组成，想象用口发出"肖"的声音就是"哨"，核心含义"口哨/哨兵"便容易记住 ("哨" is composed of "口" (mouth) and "肖". Imagine making a "肖"-like sound with your mouth as "whistle", making it easy to recall the core meaning "whistle/sentry")