忽hū
suddenly, abruptly; to neglect. 8 strokes, radical 心, first met in HSK 2.
What 忽 is made of
勿 (wù, must not) and 心 (xīn, heart).
心 carries the meaning — heart — and 勿 carries the sound.
How to write 忽
Strokes 1–4 write 勿, then strokes 5–8 write 心.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 忽
Words that use 忽
| 忽然 | suddenly, all at once 事情发生得又快又没有预兆 湖面忽然吹起了一阵微风。A breeze suddenly rippled across the lake's surface. Lesson 31, 美丽的湖 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 忽视 | to casually neglect 不重视，没有注意到 团队绝不忽视任何细微变化。The team never overlook even the smallest change. Lesson 287, 海洋科研与法度公约 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 忽略 | to overlook, neglect 指没有注意到而漏掉 绝不忽略任何细小生活乐趣。He never overlooked even the smallest joys of life. Lesson 592, 润泽民生 · 笃行和济与乾坤安澜 · Harmony, Core Vigor & Natural Resilience |
Characters that share the sound part 勿
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 心
All 60 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.