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伙

huǒ

HSK 4 Character

What 伙 means

1. bound formmeals (as in {伙食|huǒ shí})
2. variant of {伙|huǒ}

Other readings

伙 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• huǒcompanion; partner; group

Example sentences

• 那家伙是谁？
  Who's that guy?
• 我没有伙伴。
  I don't have a partner.
• 这家伙死了。
  This guy is dead.
• 那些家伙是谁？
  Who are those guys?
• 我是你的伙伴。
  I'm your partner.
• 你想要伙伴吗？
  Do you want some company?

Words starting with 伙

• 伙伴huǒ bàncompanion; pal; partner; business associate
• 伙计huǒ jipartner; fellow; mate
• 伙食huǒ shífood; meals
• 伙食费huǒ shí fèifood expenses; board expenses; meals (cost)
• 伙同huǒ tóngto collude; in collusion with
• 伙夫huǒ fū(old) mess cook
• 伙颐huǒ yívariant of 夥颐

Words containing 伙

• 小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi(colloquial) young man; young fellow; lad
• 家伙jiā huohousehold dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (colloquial) guy
• 合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership
• 大伙dà huǒeveryone; all of us; all of you
• 团伙tuán huǒ(criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice
• 小伙xiǎo huǒyoung guy; lad; youngster
• 同伙tóng huǒcolleague; co-conspirator; accomplice
• 老家伙lǎo jiā huo(colloquial) old fellow; old codger
• 合伙人hé huǒ rénpartner (in a business or other joint venture)
• 好家伙hǎo jiā huomy God!; oh boy!; man!
• 散伙sàn huǒto break up; to disband; to go one's separate ways
• 结伙jié huǒto band together; to form a group
• 入伙rù huǒto join a group; to become a member; to join a mess; to join a communal meal arrangement
• 店伙diàn huǒshop assistant; shop clerk
• 开伙kāi huǒto cook meals; (of a canteen or mess) to be operating; to serve meals
• 大家伙儿dà jiā huǒ r(colloquial) everyone; all of us; you folks
• 犯罪团伙fàn zuì tuán huǒa criminal gang
• 性伙伴xìng huǒ bànsexual partner
• 合作伙伴hé zuò huǒ bànpartner (in a joint undertaking); collaborator
• 战略伙伴zhàn lüè huǒ bànstrategic partner
• 贸易伙伴mào yì huǒ bàntrading partner
• 坏家伙huài jiā huǒbad guy; scoundrel; dirty bastard
• 聚伙jù huǒto band together (often for violent or unlawful purposes); to gang up
• 散伙饭sàn huǒ fànmeal shared before a group goes its separate ways; farewell meal

Characters built on 火

These share the phonetic component 火 (huǒ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 烁shuòbright; luminous
• 灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 钬huǒholmium (chemistry)

Characters that look like 伙

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush)
• 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
• 妓jìprostitute
• 佑yòu(bound form) to bless; to protect
• 佚yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages); (bound form) reclusive

Sounds the same

Read huǒ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 火fire; urgent; ammunition
• 夥(literary) many; numerous
• 钬holmium (chemistry)
• 灬"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc