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胡 Hú

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胡 Hú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Hú | Hu2
English translation
surname Hu
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hé [hú])
see 衚衕
>胡同 hútòng [hú tòng]
beard
mustache
whiskers
recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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About 胡 Hú

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

胡 Hú

Contains the radical

⺼

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

meat

Etymology of 胡 Hú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰古⺼

Semantic compound

⺼

Phonetic compound

古 Gǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 Gǔ represents the sound. Simplified form of 鬍 hú .

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Example sentences using 胡 Hú

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这 zhè 位 wèi 身体 shēntǐ 高大 gāo dà 、胡须 húxū 拉 lā 碴 chá 的 de 人 rén 耸了耸肩.

The big beared man shrugged.

你 nǐ 早上 zǎoshang 刮 guā 胡子 hú zi 时 shí 一定 yīdìng 刮 guā 破 pò 了 le .

You must have cut yourself when shaving this morning.

本 běn 星期 xīngqī 买 mǎi 胡萝卜 hú luó bo 最 zuì 合算 hésuàn , 因为 yīnwèi 货源 huò yuán 充足 chōngzú ,价格低廉.

Best buys of the week are carrots, which are plentiful and cheap.

他 tā 急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng 地 de 剃 tì 胡子 hú zi , 把 bǎ 下巴 xià ba 割 gē 破 pò 了 le 两 liǎng 次 cì .

He hurried on with his shaving, cutting his chin twice.

他 tā 穿着 chuān zhuó 高及膝盖 xīgài 的 de 皮 Pí 护腿,留着海象 hǎi xiàng 般 bān 的八字胡 Hú ,真 zhēn 是 shì 个 gè 古怪 gǔguài 的 de 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo .

He is the queer old duck with the knee - length gaiters and walrus mustache.

Words with 胡 Hú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
胡 Hú reckless胡 Hú
胡锦涛 Hú Jǐn tāo Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013胡錦濤
胡子 hú zi beard鬍子
胡说 húshuō drivel胡說
胡萝卜 hú luó bo carrot胡蘿蔔
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish胡說八道
胡扯 hú chě to chatter胡扯 hú chě
胡闹 hú nào to make trouble胡鬧
胡乱 húluàn careless胡亂
胡椒 hú jiāo pepper胡椒 hú jiāo
胡同 hútòng lane胡同 hútòng
胡言乱语 hú yán luàn yǔ double Dutch胡言亂語
胡须 húxū beard鬍鬚
胡思乱想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)胡思亂想
死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end死胡同 sǐ hú tòng
胡话 hú huà nonsense胡話
胡来 hú lái to mess with sth胡來
胡桃 hú táo walnut胡桃 hú táo
胡萝卜素 hú luó bo sù carotene胡蘿蔔素
胡适 Hú Shì Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文 bái huà wén [bái​huà​wén]胡適
二胡 èr hú alto fiddle二胡 èr hú
胡耀邦 Hú Yào bāng Hu Yaobang (1915-1989), Chinese politician胡耀邦 Hú Yào bāng

胡 Hú Decomposition & Compounds

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胡 Hú Decomposition

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胡 Hú Compounds

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