More common in modern Chinese political or formal contexts, especially in phrases like 向人民呼籲 ("to appeal to the people").
Shares meaning and usage domain with 呼 (호, to call) but carries a stronger nuance of pleading or earnest appeal.

Phono-semantic compound:
竹 (죽, bamboo) – semantic component; appears as a radical in words related to sounds, writing, and tools
龥 (부르짖을 유) – phonetic component, provides sound and reinforces the meaning of calling out

Rare in everyday Korean and Japanese usage; mainly seen in Sino-Korean compounds such as 呼籲 (호유).
呼籲 (호유) — to appeal, to call upon
籲請 (유청) — to request earnestly, to appeal to
籲告 (유고) — to proclaim, to announce with appeal

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group, class, rank, order, equal, etc., and so on

tendon, sinew, muscle

to answer, to reply, response, solution

individual, piece, item

pipe, tube, to manage, to control, to be responsible for, to guarantee

joint, node, section, festival, to economize, to be temperate

pattern, law, norm, model, standard

to build, to pile up

to cry out loudly, to appeal, to call out, to invoke, to implore

powder, flour, cosmetic powder

refined, pure, essence

sugar, candy, sweets

provisions, grain, food supply, rations

head rope, cord, thread, guiding principle, rule, order

to tie, to bind, to promise, to arrange, approximately, to reduce (in fractions)

to receive, to accept, to admit, to submit, to pay (tribute/tax), to enjoy

to tie, bind, fasten, knot, cord, string

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籲

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