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Mythic Mandarin

乎 (hū): meaning and stroke order

乎 (hū) means (classical particle similar to 于) in, at, from, because, than.

乎

Simplified
乎
Traditional
乎 (same form)
Pinyin
hū

Stroke order of 乎

乎

  • hū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at
  • 5 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 乎

  1. hū
    • (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in
    • at
    • from
    • because
    • than
    • (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Radical and structure

乎
Radical 丿 (Kangxi radical 4) · 5 strokes · built from 𠂌 and 丷

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 乎

  • 在乎 zài hu to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about
  • 几乎 jī hū almost; nearly; practically

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).