湖

hú

HSK 2freq #2468

Meanings

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hú

1.lake

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Wiktionary

1.lake; loch
2.basin

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡaː): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː).

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Stroke order

Components

湖氵胡

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Example sentences

湖冻冰了。
The lake was frozen.
这是湖的最深处。
The lake is deepest at this point.
讓我們開車到湖邊。
Let's drive to the lake.
那片湖裡有很多魚。
There are a lot of fish in that lake.
這個湖裡有很多魚。
There are many fish in this lake.
这里是湖最深的地方。
The lake is deepest at this spot.

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Synonyms

泊海子湖泊

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Related words

湖泊 lake 湖人 Los Angeles Lakers 亭湖 see 亭湖区[Tíng hú Qū]江湖 rivers and lakes 湖心 center of a lake 巢湖 Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥[Hé féi], Anhui 湖滨 lake front 北湖 see 北湖区[Běi hú Qū]博湖 see 博湖县[Bó hú Xiàn]两湖 Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces 洪湖 see 洪湖市[Hóng hú Shì]太湖 see 太湖县[Tài hú Xiàn]