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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hū | hu1
English translation
(classical particle similar to
>[yú]) in
at
from
because
than
(classical final particle similar to ma
>[ma], [ba], ne [ne], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
interrogative or exclamatory final particle

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Positional decomposition

丿 piě ⿻? ha

Explanation

Depicts air flowing from breath. Based on the original meaning "exhale", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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bǐng ān suān zài zhuǎn ān 作用 zuòyòng Zhōng 似乎 sìhū shì gēng hǎo de 氨基酸 ān jī suān .

Alanine appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.

弗雷德·希尔德伯特 sǒng 了耸那暄 de Kuān 肩膀 jiānbǎng .

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders.

zài 人类 rénlèi 历史 lìshǐ de 部分 bùfen 时期 shíqī Zhōng , 数学 shùxué 物理学 wù lǐ xué 几乎 jīhū 始终 shǐzhōng shì 不可 bù kě 分地 fēn dì 联系 liánxì zài 一起 yīqǐ de .

Throughout most of human history, mathematics and physics have been inseparably joined.

Lián 椰子树 dōu 似乎 sìhū biē 头昏脑胀 tóu hūn nǎo zhàng ,巴望 bā wàng 能舒上一口 yī kǒu .

Even the coconut trees seemed swollen and expectant.

几乎 jīhū kān chū jiàn 外衣 wài yī de 接缝 jiē fèng .

You can hardly see the join in the coat.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
几乎 jīhū almost幾乎
似乎 sìhū apparently似乎 sìhū
不在乎 bù zài hu not to care不在乎 bù zài hu
在乎 zàihu to care about在乎 zàihu
at
近乎 jìn hu close to近乎 jìn hu
出乎 chū hū due to出乎 chū hū
出乎意料 chū hū yì liào beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected出乎意料 chū hū yì liào
关乎 guān hū to relate to關乎
合乎 hé hū to accord with合乎 hé hū
傻乎乎 shǎ hū hū feeble-minded傻乎乎 shǎ hū hū
微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi
不亦乐乎 bù yì lè hū awfully不亦樂乎
于是乎 yú shì hū therefore於是乎
不外乎 bù wài hū nothing else but不外乎 bù wài hū
热乎乎 rè hū hū nice and warm熱乎乎
满不在乎 mǎn bù zài hu reckless滿不在乎
热乎 rè hu warm熱乎
黑乎乎 hēi hū hū black黑乎乎 hēi hū hū
异乎寻常 yì hū xún cháng unusual異乎尋常
胖乎乎 pàng hū hū chubby胖乎乎 pàng hū hū
忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ to get carried away忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ
晕乎 yūn hu dizzy暈乎
忙乎 máng hū to be busy (colloquial)忙乎 máng hū

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Compounds

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      • xià
      • , , ,
      • ào
        • ō , ào , , ,
      • chén ,
    • , , , , , , , , ,
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