(huò)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad.

old variant of 祸

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huò
Meaning
old variant of 祸
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰礻呙

In this compound, the meaning comes from (spirit); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with

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

huòhài
HSK 7-9

disaster

Open 祸害 page →
rénhuò

man-made disaster

Open 人祸 page →
huò

disaster; calamity

Open 大祸 page →
huò

unexpected calamity; sudden disaster

Open 奇祸 page →

ravaged by successive wars

Open 兵连祸结 page →

(idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice

Open 包藏祸心 page →

to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)

Open 因祸得福 page →

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

Open 天灾人祸 page →

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