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湖

hú

HSK 6 Character

What 湖 means

1. lake

Example sentences

• 湖冻冰了。
  The lake was frozen.
• 在湖边度假。
  We had our vacation at the lake.
• 这个湖有多深？
  What is the depth of the lake?
• 湖上有一些船。
  There were some boats on the lake.
• 湖面上有几艘船。
  Some boats are on the lake.
• 这是湖的最深处。
  The lake is deepest at this point.

Words starting with 湖

• 湖泊hú pōlake
• 湖边hú biānlakeside
• 湖南省Hú nán ShěngHunan Province, capital Changsha 长沙市
• 湖北省Hú běi ShěngHubei Province, capital Wuhan 武汉市
• 湖畔hú pànlakeside
• 湖人Hú rénLos Angeles Lakers; abbr. for 洛杉矶湖人
• 湖区Hú QūLake District, north England
• 湖滨hú bīnlake front
• 湖光山色hú guāng shān sèscenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
• 湖心hú xīncenter of a lake
• 湖广Hú guǎngHubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
• 湖州市Hú zhōu ShìHuzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
• 湖里区Hú lǐ QūHuli, a district of Xiamen City 厦门市
• 湖南大学Hú nán Dà xuéHunan University
• 湖口县Hú kǒu XiànHukou, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市
• 湖滨区Hú bīn QūHubin, a district of Sanmenxia City 三门峡市
• 湖沼hú zhǎolakes and marshes
• 湖沼学hú zhǎo xuélimnology
• 湖北花楸Hú běi huā qiūChinese Rowan tree; Sorbus hupehensis or Hupeh rowan
• 湖南Hú nánsee 湖南省
• 湖北Hú běisee 湖北省
• 湖里Hú lǐsee 湖里区
• 湖州Hú zhōusee 湖州市
• 湖口Hú kǒusee 湖口县

Words containing 湖

• 江湖jiāng húrivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat…
• 西湖Xī HúWest Lake in Hangzhou 杭州
• 太湖Tài HúLake Tai near Wuxi City 无锡
• 泸沽湖Lú gū HúLugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan
• 青海湖Qīng hǎi HúQinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)
• 五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎiall parts of the country
• 昆明湖Kūn míng HúKunming Lake
• 天鹅湖Tiān é HúSwan Lake
• 澎湖Péng húPenghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
• 洞庭湖Dòng tíng HúDongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
• 千岛湖Qiān dǎo HúQiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large…
• 人工湖rén gōng húartificial lake
• 内湖Nèi húNeihu District of Taipei City 台北市
• 两湖Liǎng HúHubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
• 冰湖bīng húfrozen lake
• 火湖huǒ húburning lake; lake of burning sulfur; inferno (in Christian mythology)
• 伊利湖Yī lì HúLake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
• 休伦湖Xiū lún HúLake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
• 内湖区Nèi hú QūNeihu District of Taipei City 台北市
• 北湖区Běi hú QūBeihu, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市
• 南湖区Nán hú QūNanhu, a district of Jiaxing City 嘉兴市
• 博登湖Bó dēng HúLake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
• 呼伦湖Hū lún HúHulun Lake of Inner Mongolia
• 大明湖Dà míng HúDaming Lake in Jinan 济南

Characters built on 胡

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

• 糊hūto smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like); Taiwan pr. hú
• 瑚húused in 珊瑚
• 蝴húused in 蝴蝶
• 葫húused in 葫芦
• 鹕húused in 鹈鹕
• 醐húused in 醍醐
• 煳húburnt; to char
• 猢húused in 猢狲

Characters that look like 湖

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

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 溯sùto go upstream; to trace the source
• 瑚húused in 珊瑚
• 稠chóudense; crowded; thick
• 绷bēngto draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop
• 翊yìassist; ready to fly; respect

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
• 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
• 槲Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata); see also 槲树