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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hú | hu2
English translation
coral

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

jade

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王胡

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Wáng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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chóng bàn shēn 珊瑚 shān hú 朵折 biān Huā . shēn 绿色 lǜ sè 波浪 bōlàng xié . 大型 dàxíng .

Double dark coral ruffled Large. Dark green, wavy. Large.

Shàn bàn dào bàn 重瓣 chóng bàn de shēn 珊瑚 shān hú 色到玫瑰色 de duǒ 折边星形 Huā . shēn 绿色 lǜ sè 波浪 bōlàng xié . 标准型.

Single - semi double dark coral - rose Large frilled star. Dark green, wavy. Standard.

珊瑚 shān hú 虽然 suīrán 看上去 kàn shang qu 坚固 jiāngù 实际上 shí jì shàng 非常 fēicháng 易碎 yì suì

Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.

珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo shì yóu 许多 xǔduō 相同 xiāngtóng de 微生物 wēi shēng wù 不断 bùduàn 堆积 duījī 而成

A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
珊瑚 shān hú coral珊瑚 shān hú
珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo coral reef珊瑚礁 shān hú jiāo
coral
草珊瑚 cǎo shān hú Sarcandra glabra (botany)草珊瑚 cǎo shān hú

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