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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hu2
- English meanings
- water, waterfront, a name referring to the provinces of Hunan and Hub, lacustrine, loch, mere, lake, lough, Hunan and Hubei, laky
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 胡.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
胡 is identified as the sound component (hú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 湖.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
classical particle; in compounds
mutual
call; breathe
bluff; scare
pot
arc; curve
suddenly; neglect
measure word (general)
to protect
fox
paste
beard; reckless
tiger
butterfly (in 蝴蝶)
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Related words
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- 湖泊