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What does 湖 mean in Chinese?

湖 (hú) means "lake; ,片[pian4]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 湖?

湖 is pronounced "hú" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 湖?

Common words with 湖 include 亭湖 (Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu), 内湖 (Neihu district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan), 两湖 (Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces), 冷湖 (Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai), 南湖 (Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang).

How do you write 湖?

湖 has 12 strokes. Its radical is 氵. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

湖 (hú) — lake | Chinese Dictionary

湖

hú

lake; ,片[pian4]

HSK 2classifier12 strokes

Character Breakdown

Water of the barbarians — a lake

Radical: 氵 (no. 85)Strokes: 12

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Definitions

(classifier) lake
,片[pian4]

Classifier: 个 (gè), 片 (piàn)

Example Sentences

湖边很美。

Hú biān hěn měi

The lakeside is beautiful

Words Containing 湖

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
亭湖	Tíng hú	Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市\|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu
内湖	Nèi hú	Neihu district of Taipei City 臺北市\|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
两湖	Liǎng Hú	Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
冷湖	Lěng hú	Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
南湖	Nán hú	Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市\|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang
乍得湖	Zhà dé Hú	Lake Chad
五大湖	Wǔ dà hú	Great Lakes
亭湖区	Tíng hú qū	Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市\|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu
伊利湖	Yī lì Hú	Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]
休伦湖	Xiū lún Hú	Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]

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乍得湖(Zhà dé Hú)— Lake Chad

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伊利湖(Yī lì Hú)— Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]

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伊塞克湖(Yī sāi kè Hú)— Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 2

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湖

hú