胡hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly. 9 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin húStrokes 9Radical ⺼Band HSK 5Words 2
How to write 胡
Strokes 1–5 write 古, then strokes 6–9 write ⺼.
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 胡 · the stroke-order rules
What 胡 is made of
古 (gǔ, old) and ⺼.
⺼ carries the meaning — meat — and 古 carries the sound.
Words that use 胡
| 胡子 | beard, mustache 指长在下巴或嘴唇周围的毛发 爷爷留着一把长长的白胡子。Grandpa keeps a long white beard. Lesson 432, 古巷生趣 · 生活百味与造化丹青 · Everyday Sentiments & Scenic Wonders |
| 胡同儿 | hutong, alley (Beijing dialect) 指北京旧城区的小巷 爷爷在老胡同儿里讲民间故事。Grandpa told folk tales in the old alley. Lesson 432, 古巷生趣 · 生活百味与造化丹青 · Everyday Sentiments & Scenic Wonders |
Characters that share the sound part 古
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
Characters that contain 胡
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.