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CHINESE CHARACTER

huò

货

货

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idiot

Numbered pinyin
huo4
English meanings
commodity, idiot, money, blockhead, loading, goods

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 化; bottom 贝.

  • Top

    化
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    • Left

      亻
    • Right

      匕
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  • Bottom

    贝
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Meaning & sound clues

贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.

化 is identified as the sound component (huà). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 货.

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

Decomposition reference

⿱化贝

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

    huòwù货物dào到le了。

    The goods arrived.

  2. 02

    sòng送huò货。

    Deliver goods.

  3. 03

    mǎi买huò货。

    Buy goods.

  4. 04

    huò货hěn很duō多。

    Plenty of goods.

  5. 05

    jìn进huò货。

    Stock up.

  6. 06

    huò货hěn很hǎo好。

    The goods are good.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 售货员
  • 水货
  • 百货
  • 货币
  • 货物
  • 货车
  • 货运