耗hào
to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste. 10 strokes, radical 耒, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin hàoStrokes 10Radical 耒Band HSK 6Words 1
How to write 耗
Strokes 1–6 write 耒, then strokes 7–10 write 毛.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 耗 · the stroke-order rules
What 耗 is made of
耒 (lěi, plow) and 毛 (máo, hair).
耒 carries the meaning — plow — and 毛 carries the sound.
Words that use 耗
| 消耗 | to use up, consume 指逐渐花费掉 很快消灭了火势，也没有消耗多少器材。Not much equipment was used up either. Lesson 662, 车间火情 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic |