Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Character Dictionary

Pronunciation

Mandarin	hú
Cantonese (Jyutping)	wu4
反切 Fanqie	戶吳切
Japanese Kun	tsubo
Japanese On	ko
Korean (Hangul)	호
Korean (Yale)	ho

Meaning

Definition

jar, pot, jug, vase; surname

Character Rank

Traditional	2406
Hong Kong Grade Level	4

Common Words With This Character  

茶水	cháshuǐ	tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
水壺	shuǐhú	kettle; canteen; watering can
茶壺	cháhú	teapot
鼻煙壺	bíyān hú	snuff bottle
暖壺	nuǎnhú	vacuum flask; thermos flask
夜壺	yèhú	chamber pot

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	士 (#33:scholar)
Shuowen Radical
Simplified Script	壶
Historical Variant	壷
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+58FA
Big 5	B3FD

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	gblm
Four Corner	4010.7
WuBi 86	fphg fpfg
WuBi 98	fpfg fphg