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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hú | hu2
English translation
fox

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

quǎn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

dog

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

犭瓜

Semantic compound

quǎn

Phonetic compound

guā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and guā represents the sound.

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gǒu xiù Wén 狐狸 hú li 经过 jīngguò de 地方 dìfāng .

The dog snuffed at the track of the fox.

Zhōng Xiàng 母亲 mǔqīn 眼色 yǎnsè , qiú 帮忙 bāngmáng .

In disbelief I shot my eyes toward Mom for support.

肩上 le Zhāng yín .

She was wearing a silver fox fur across her shoulders.

猎狗 liè gǒu 闻到 wén dào 狐狸 hú li de 气味 qìwèi .

The hunting dogs got wind of the fox.

这时候, zhǐ 狐狸 hú li 看见 kànjiàn le 乌鸦 wū yā , chán Zhí 流口水, 非常 fēicháng 想得到 piān ròu .

Attime, a fox saw the crow with the, so a plan to get the meat.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
狐狸 hú li fox狐狸 hú li
fox
搜狐 Sōu hú Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company搜狐 Sōu hú
狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit狐狸精 hú li jīng
狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu
老狐狸 lǎo hú li old fox老狐狸 lǎo hú li
狐疑 hú yí suspicious狐疑 hú yí
狐臭 hú chòu body odor狐臭 hú chòu
狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba to reveal one's evil nature狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba
银狐 yín hú also written 玄狐 xuán hú 銀狐
九尾狐 jiǔ wěi hú nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)九尾狐 jiǔ wěi hú
狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
白狐 bái hú arctic fox白狐 bái hú
兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi
火狐 Huǒ hú Firefox (web browser)火狐 Huǒ hú
狐群狗党 hú qún gǒu dǎng a gang of rogues狐群狗黨
玄狐 xuán hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)玄狐 xuán hú
野狐禅 yě hú chán heresy野狐禪
狐步舞 hú bù wǔ fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)狐步舞 hú bù wǔ
狐狸座 Hú li zuò Vulpecula (constellation)狐狸座 Hú li zuò
篝火狐鸣 gōu huǒ hú míng an uprising is afoot (idiom)篝火狐鳴

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