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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)

胡说
húshuō
to talk nonsense
HSK 5
胡想
húxiǎng
to let one's imagination run wild
胡缠
húchán
to pester
胡话
húhuà
nonsense
胡同
hútòng
variant of [[胡同<hútòng>]]
HSK 5
含胡
hánhu
variant of [[含糊<hánhu>]]
胡桃
hútáo
walnut
胡乐
húyuè
Hu music
胡花
húhuā
to spend recklessly
胡蝶
húdié
variant of [[蝴蝶<húdié>]]
胡适
HúShì
Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese [[白話文|白话文<báihuàwén>]]
腮胡
sāihú
sideburns
胡疵
húcī
stubble
胡须
húxū
beard
HSK 6
二胡
èrhú
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
坠胡
zhuìhú
two-stringed bowed instrument
胡搞
húgǎo
to mess around
胡搅
hújiǎo
to disturb
胡臭
húchòu
variant of [[狐臭<húchòu>]]
胡芫
húyuán
coriander

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