湖 hú
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 胡 recklessly, foolishly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
湖
hú
lake
Character
Example phrases
- 这个湖很大。 Zhè ge hú hěn dà. This lake is very big.
- 湖边很安静。 Hú biān hěn ānjìng. It is quiet by the lake.
- 我们去湖边。 Wǒmen qù hú biān. We go to the lakeside.