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湖 hú

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湖 hú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hú | hu2
English translation
lake
CL:個 gè
>个 gè [gè],片 piān [piàn]
lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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About 湖 hú

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

湖 hú

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 湖 hú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵胡

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

胡 Hú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 胡 Hú represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 湖 hú

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湖南 Hú nán 风味 fēngwèi , 口味 kǒuwèi 香 xiāng 辣 là .

It offers food of Hunan flavor, which is hot and spicy.

湖 hú 里 lǐ 有 yǒu 好几 hǎo jǐ 种 zhǒng 鱼 Yú .

There are several fishes in the lake.

湖面如镜,把 bǎ 岸上 àn shàng 的 de 树木 shù mù 照得 zhào dé 清清楚楚.

The water of the lake mirrored all the trees on the bank.

人工 réngōng 湖 hú 有 yǒu 玉 yù 液 yè 池 Chí , 眉 méi 湾 wān 、 丹霞 Dān xiá 湖 hú 、 静 jìng 泊 bó .

There are man - made lake Chi Yu Ye , Mei Wan, Lake, quiet park.

落日 luò rì 把 bǎ 湖水染上 rǎn shàng 淡 dàn 淡的粉红色 fěn hóng sè .

The sunset tinged the lake with pink.

Words with 湖 hú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
湖 hú lake湖 hú
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes江湖 jiāng hú
湖边 hú biān lakeside湖邊
湖南 Hú nán Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘 xiāng , capital Changsha 長沙|长沙 Cháng shā [Cháng​shā]湖南 Hú nán
湖北 Hú běi Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 è [E], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉 Wǔ hàn [Wǔ​hàn]湖北 Hú běi
盐湖城 Yán hú chéng Salt Lake City, capital of Utah鹽湖城
西湖 Xī hú Xihu or West lake (place name)西湖 Xī hú
湖南省 Hú nán Shěng Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘 xiāng [Xiāng], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙 Cháng shā [Cháng​shā]湖南省 Hú nán Shěng
湖泊 húpō lake湖泊 húpō
湖北省 Hú běi Shěng Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 è [E], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉 Wǔ hàn [Wǔ​hàn]湖北省 Hú běi Shěng
湖畔 hú pàn lakeside湖畔 hú pàn
湖滨 Hú bīn Lakeside district湖濱
太湖 Tài Hú Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡 Wú xī , bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes太湖 Tài Hú
大湖 Dà hú Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县 Miáo lì xiàn [Miáo​lì​xiàn], northwest Taiwan大湖 Dà hú
东湖 Dōng hú Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市 Nán chāng shì , Jiangxi東湖
湖州 Hú zhōu Huzhou prefecture-level city in Zhejiang湖州 Hú zhōu
芜湖 Wú hú Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui蕪湖
千岛湖 Qiān dǎo Hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959千島湖
南湖 Nán hú Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市 Jiā xīng shì [Jiā​xīng​shì], Zhejiang南湖 Nán hú
老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú
罗湖 Luó hú Luohu district of Shenzhen City 深圳市 Shēn zhèn shì , Guangdong羅湖

湖 hú Decomposition & Compounds

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