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湖

hú

lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 胡 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 12 strokes Very Common (9%)
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Component Breakdown

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氵
shuǐ
water
胡
hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
⿰氵胡 i

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
氵
water
3 strokes
hú
胡
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (meat) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation
9 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 湖 (176)

húpō
湖泊 ↗
HSK 6
lake
hú
湖 ↗
lake / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[片<piàn>]]
Jiānghú
江湖 ↗
rivers and lakes / around the whole country / cf [[两江]] and [[两湖]], Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times / vagrant / itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)
húpàn
湖畔 ↗
lakeside
Dàhú
大湖 ↗
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county [[苗栗縣|苗栗县<Miáolìxiàn>]], northwest Taiwan
Xīhú
西湖 ↗
Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou [[杭州]], Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county [[苗栗縣|苗栗县<Miáolìxiàn>]], northwest Taiwan
Húběi
湖北 ↗
Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. [[鄂<È>]], capital Wuhan [[武漢|武汉<Wǔhàn>]]
dànshuǐhú
淡水湖 ↗
fresh water lake
Húnán
湖南 ↗
Hunan province in south central China, abbr. [[湘]], capital Changsha [[長沙|长沙<Chángshā>]]
jiāohú
礁湖 ↗
lagoon
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