胡(hú)

HSK 59 strokes

surname Hu

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Character information

Pinyin
hú
Meaning
surname Hu
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 胡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰古⺼

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (meat); 古 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

古gǔ⺼

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 胡 step by step

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

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Words with 胡

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

hú胡zi子
HSK 5

beard

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hú胡shuō说
HSK 7-9

to talk nonsense

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hú胡nào闹
HSK 7-9

to act willfully and make a scene

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hú胡sī思luàn乱xiǎng想
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild

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èr二hú胡

erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle; CL:把[ba3]

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wǔ五hú胡

Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[…

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jīng京hú胡

jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to acc…

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chái柴hú胡

Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)

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子说闹思乱想二五

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