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夥

huǒ

Character

What 夥 means

1. literarymany; numerous

Words starting with 夥

• 夥颐huǒ yí(literary) very many; wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration)
• 夥计huǒ jivariant of 伙计

Characters built on 果

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

• 裸luǒnaked
• 裹guǒto wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang…
• 倮luǒvariant of 裸
• 猓guǒmonkey

Characters that look like 夥

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

• 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
• 憋biēto choke; to stifle; to restrain
• 鞍ān(bound form) saddle
• 颓tuíto crumble; to collapse; to decline
• 踞jùto be based upon; to squat
• 踌chóuused in 踌躇

Sounds the same

Read huǒ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 伙(bound form) meals (as in 伙食; variant of 伙
• 火fire; urgent; ammunition
• 钬holmium (chemistry)
• 灬"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc