What does 胡 mean in Chinese?

胡 (hú) means "non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 胡?

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

What HSK level is 胡?

胡 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 胡?

Common words with 胡 include 二胡 (erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)), 五胡 (Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]), 京胡 (jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera), 含胡 (variant of 含糊[han2 hu5]), 四胡 (sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture).

How do you write 胡?

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胡 (hú), non-Han people, esp. from central Asia

胡

hú

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?

verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 肉 (no. 130)

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Definitions

(verb) non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

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Words Containing 胡

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
二胡	èr hú	erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
五胡	Wǔ hú	Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑\|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國\|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
京胡	jīng hú	jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
含胡	hán hu	variant of 含糊[han2 hu5]
四胡	sì hú	sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
坠胡	zhuì hú	two-stringed bowed instrument
京二胡	jīng èr hú	jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera
八字胡	bā zì hú	mustache shaped like character 八
刮胡刀	guā hú dāo	razor
刮胡子	guā hú zi	to shave

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HSK & Exam Info

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胡

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