耗(hào)

HSK 610 strokes

to waste

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Character information

Pinyin
hào
Meaning
to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 耗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰耒毛

In this compound, the meaning comes from 耒 (plow); 毛 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

耒lěi毛máo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 耗 step by step

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

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Words with 耗

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

xiāo消hào耗
HSK 6

to consume; to use up

Open 消耗 page →
hào耗shí时
HSK 7-9

time-consuming

Open 耗时 page →
hào耗fèi费
HSK 7-9

to waste

Open 耗费 page →
néng能hào耗
HSK 7-9

energy consumption

Open 能耗 page →
dī低hào耗

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

Open 低耗 page →
shāng伤hào耗

damage (e.g. to goods in transit)

Open 伤耗 page →
nèi内hào耗

internal friction; internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics); fig. wast…

Open 内耗 page →
gōng功hào耗

electric consumption

Open 功耗 page →

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