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槲

hú

Character

What 槲 means

1. Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata)
2. see also {槲树|hú shù}

Example sentences

• 在北方的原始部落中，也存在着一种更野蛮的庆祝形式：他们点燃巨大的木柴，以纪念奥丁和托尔，并向祂们献祭人和牲畜。德鲁伊王子随后用金色镰刀从神圣的橡树上割下槲寄生。
  A more barbarous form of these rejoicings took place among the rude peoples of the north where great blocks of wood blazed in honor of Odin and Thor, and sacrifices of men and cattle were made to them. Mistletoe was cut then from the sacred oaks with a golden sickle by the Prince of the Druids.

Words starting with 槲

• 槲树hú shùMongolian oak (Quercus dentata); Daimyo oak
• 槲栎hú lìoriental white oak (Quercus aliena)
• 槲寄生hú jì shēngmistletoe
• 槲鸫hú dōng(bird species of China) mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

Characters that look like 槲

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

• 撒sāto let go; to cast; to let loose
• 燃ránto burn; to ignite; to light
• 撕sīto tear
• 飙biāo(literary) very strong wind; gale; (bound form) wild; violent; unrestrained; furious
• 榭xièpavilion
• 擀gǎnto roll (dough etc)

Sounds the same

Read hú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 胡non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
• 壶pot; classifier for bottled liquid
• 蝴used in 蝴蝶
• 湖lake
• 狐fox
• 糊to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt
• 弧arc
• 斛ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗…
• 和to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
• 瑚used in 珊瑚
• 葫used in 葫芦
• 鹕used in 鹈鹕