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胡
hú
1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
2. reckless
3. outrageous
4. what?
5. why?
6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written [[和<hú>]])
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胡
hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

二胡
èrhú
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
五胡
Wǔhú
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu [[匈奴<Xiōngnú>]], Xianbei [[鮮卑|鲜卑<Xiānbēi>]], Jie [[羯<Jié>]], Di [[氐<Dī>]], Qiang [[羌<Qiāng>]], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 [[五胡十六國|五胡十六国<WǔhúShíliùguó>]]
京胡
jīnghú
jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu [[二胡]] (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
含胡
hánhu
variant of [[含糊<hánhu>]]
四胡
sìhú
sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
坠胡
zhuìhú
two-stringed bowed instrument
东胡
Dōnghú
Eastern barbarian
板胡
bǎnhú
a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
柴胡
cháihú
Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
模胡
móhu
variant of [[模糊<móhu>]]
羯胡
Jiéhú
Jie people, originally a branch of the Tokhara [[月支<Yuèzhī>]]
胡乱
húluàn
careless
HSK 6
胡佛
Húfó
Hoover (name)
胡佳
HúJiā
Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
胡来
húlái
to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
胡克
Húkè
Hook or Hooke (name)
胡同
hútòng
lane
HSK 5
胡吹
húchuī
to boast wildly
胡吣
húqìn
to talk provokingly or nonsensically
胡涂
hútu
variant of [[糊塗|糊涂<hútu>]]

Alternate Entries

胡
Hú
surname Hu
胡
hú
see [[衚衕|胡同<hútòng>]]
胡
hú
beard / mustache / whiskers

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
805
Word Frequency Rank
896 of 84,292