或(huò)

HSK 28 strokes

maybe

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Character information

Pinyin
huò
Meaning
maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 或 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹戈⿱口一

To defend yourself 口 with a spear 戈; "or else"

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

戈gē口kǒu一yī

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 或 step by step

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

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Words with 或

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

huò或zhě者
HSK 2

or

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huò或xǔ许
HSK 4

perhaps; maybe

Open 或许 page →
huò或shì是
HSK 5

or

Open 或是 page →
huò或duō多huò或shǎo少
HSK 7-9

more or less

Open 或多或少 page →
yì亦huò或

or

Open 亦或 page →
tǎng倘huò或

if; supposing that

Open 倘或 page →
jí即huò或

even if; even though

Open 即或 page →
huò或rán然

probable

Open 或然 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 或’s common words

者许是多少亦倘即

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