| 吽 | |||
| \'OM\'; bellow; (Cant.) dull, stupid | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 4 | Total Strokes | 7 |
| Mandarin reading | oū hōng hoǔ oú | Cantonese reading | hung1 ngau6 |
| Japanese on reading | in gou un | Japanese kun reading | hoeru |
| Korean reading | hwu um wu | Vietnamese reading | |
| 吽 | [ hōng ] sound of a Buddhist incantation |
| 吽 | [ hoǔ ] roar or howl of an animal, bellow of rage |
| 吽牙 | [ oū yá ] sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀[ou1 ya2] |
| ⇒ 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 | [ ǎn ma ní bā mī hōng ] Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra |