湖(hú)

HSK 212 strokes

lake

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Character information

Pinyin
hú
Meaning
lake
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 湖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵胡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 胡 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ胡hú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 湖 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 湖

Common words using 湖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tíng亭hú湖

see 亭湖区

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nèi内hú湖

Neihu District of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan

Open 内湖 page →
liǎng两hú湖

Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

Open 两湖 page →
wǔ五hú湖sì四hǎi海

all parts of the country

Open 五湖四海 page →
rén人gōng工hú湖

artificial lake

Open 人工湖 page →
yī伊lì利hú湖

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]

Open 伊利湖 page →
běi北hú湖

see 北湖区

Open 北湖 page →
běi北hú湖qū区

Beihu, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

Open 北湖区 page →

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