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CHINESE CHARACTER

蝴 (hú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

butterfly
HSK 515 strokes

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Primary radical

虫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 蝴.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 15

Write 蝴 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 蝴

Examples using 蝴

蝴蝶

蝴蝶飞走了。

Hú dié fēi zǒu le。

The butterfly flew away.

FAQ

What does 蝴 (hú) mean in Chinese?

butterfly

How do you write 蝴 in stroke order?

蝴 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 蝴?

虫 is the radical in 蝴. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 蝴?

蝴蝶 (húdié): butterfly.