Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: Jiang1 hu2 Definition: rivers and lakes/around the whole country/cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times/vagrant/itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)
Pinyin: Tai4 hu2 Definition: Taihu lake near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
Pinyin: Xi1 hu2 Definition: Xihu or West lake (place name)/West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang/Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Pinyin: Xi1 hu2 qu1 Definition: West lake district (place name)/Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang/Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Pinyin: Hai3 nan2 Definition: Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口/Hainan Island/Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia/Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Pinyin: Bei3 hai3 Definition: Beihai, park in Beijing to the Northwest the Forbidden City/the North Sea (Europe)/Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi/Bohai Sea/Lake Baikal
Pinyin: pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3 Definition: lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig. gigantic/of spectacular significance
Pinyin: Hai3 dian4 Definition: Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Pinyin: Hai3 dian4 qu1 Definition: Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
Pinyin: Bin1 hai3 Definition: Binhai (place name)/Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin/Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu/fictitious city Binhai in political satire
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.