ㄏㄨ ˊ

hú

reckless

胡 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as hú in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 鬍 or 衚 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 古 (ancient) and ⺼ (meat).

  • 胡
    ㄏㄨ ˊ

    hú

    reckless

    • 古
      ㄍㄨ ˇ

      gǔ

      ancient

    • ⺼

      meat

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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It’s reckless to eat ancient meat.
by Sprigit

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[Who]'s that <WHISKER>ed fellow eating the ANCIENT MEAT? Charlie. He's <reckless> sometimes.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 胡

Definitions for 胡 pronounced as hú

  • surname Hu
  • non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  • reckless
  • outrageous
  • what?
  • why?
  • to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
  • beard
  • mustache
  • whiskers
  • see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

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