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CHINESE CHARACTER

hú

壶

壶

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pot

Numbered pinyin
hu2
English meanings
pot, classifier for bottled liquid

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 士; bottom (Top–bottom arrangement: top 冖; bottom 业.).

  • Top

    士
  • Bottom

    ⿱
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱士⿱冖业

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一bǎ把hú壶。

    A pot.

  2. 02

    chá茶hú壶。

    A teapot.

  3. 03

    rèshuǐ热水hú壶。

    A kettle.

  4. 04

    jiǔ酒hú壶。

    A wine pot.

  5. 05

    zhuāng装mǎn满hú壶。

    Fill the pot.

  6. 06

    hú壶hěn很piàoliang漂亮。

    A beautiful pot.

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