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忽 Hū

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忽 Hū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Hū | Hu1
English translation
surname Hu
to neglect
to overlook
to ignore
suddenly
suddenly, abruptly; to neglect

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About 忽 Hū

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

忽 Hū

Contains the radical

心 xīn

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 忽 Hū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱勿心

Semantic compound

心 xīn

Phonetic compound

勿 wù

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 心 xīn represents the meaning and 勿 wù represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 忽 Hū

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春月忽然 hūrán 懊悔 aò huǐ 起来 qǐlai ,她 tā 不 bù 该 gāi 在 zài 喝茶 hē chá 时 shí 那么 nà me 端庄 duān zhuāng 有 yǒu 礼 Lǐ .

Suddenly Spring Moon wished she had not been so virtuous at tea.

她 tā 沉默 chénmò 了 le 很 hěn 久 jiǔ 之后 zhī hòu , 忽然 hūrán 笑了起来 qǐlai .

After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.

把 bǎ 这样 zhè yàng 明显 míngxiǎn 的 de 错误 cuòwù 都 dōu 忽略 hūlüè 过去 guòqu 了 le ,多 duō 窝囊 wō nang 呀 ya !

How stupid to overlook such an obvious mistake!

他 tā 忽 Hū 闻 Wén 有人 yǒu rén 在 zài 牡丹亭 Mǔ dan Tíng 畔 pàn 长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn .

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

谁 shuí 也 Yě 不能 bù néng 忽视 hūshì 人类 rénlèi 所 suǒ 积累 jīlěi 的 de 经验 jīngyàn .

None can afford to neglect the accumulated experience of man.

Words with 忽 Hū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
忽然 hūrán suddenly忽然 hūrán
忽略 hūlüè to neglect忽略 hūlüè
忽视 hūshì to neglect忽視
忽 Hū to neglect忽 Hū
忽悠 hū you to rock忽悠 hū you
疏忽 shūhu to neglect疏忽 shūhu
玩忽职守 wán hū zhí shǒu to neglect one's duty玩忽職守
忽地 hū de suddenly忽地 hū de
飘忽 piāo hū fleet飄忽
忽必烈 Hū bì liè Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán , first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294忽必烈 Hū bì liè
疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì oversight疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì
忽冷忽热 hū lěng hū rè now hot, now cold忽冷忽熱
忽而 hū ér suddenly忽而 hū ér
忽忽 hū hū in a flash忽忽 hū hū
忽闪 hū shǎn to glitter忽閃
倏忽 shū hū (literary) suddenly倏忽 shū hū
飘忽不定 piāo hū bù dìng roving飄忽不定
恍忽 huǎng hū absent-minded恍忽 huǎng hū
忽忽悠悠 hū hū yōu yōu careless忽忽悠悠 hū hū yōu yōu
玩忽 wán hū to neglect玩忽 wán hū
疏忽职守 shū hū zhí shǒu to neglect one's duties疏忽職守

忽 Hū Decomposition & Compounds

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忽 Hū Decomposition

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忽 Hū Compounds

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