CHINESE CHARACTER

湖 (hú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

hú

lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

HSK 512 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

氵

Primary radical

氵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 湖.

胡

Phonetic component

胡 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 湖 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 湖

湖hú

HSK 5 · lake

湖泊húpō

HSK 7-9 · lake

五湖四海wǔhú-sìhǎi

HSK 7-9 · all parts of the country

Examples using 湖

湖

湖冻冰了。

Hú dòng bīng le。

The lake was frozen.

湖泊

森林外有一个美丽的湖泊。

Sēn lín wài yǒu yí gè měi lì de hú bó。

A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.

FAQ

What does 湖 (hú) mean in Chinese?

lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

How do you write 湖 in stroke order?

湖 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 湖?

氵 is the radical in 湖. It is the three-dot water radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 湖?

湖 (hú): lake; 湖泊 (húpō): lake; 五湖四海 (wǔhú-sìhǎi): all parts of the country.