Meaning
(surname); beard; what why how; beard; mustache
Chinese: 怎样、如何。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hu” becomes a different word in each tone. 胡 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 胡子hú zibeard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit
- 胡说hú shuōto talk nonsense; drivel
- 胡须hú xūbeard
- 胡同hú tònglane; alley
- 胡同儿hú tòng rerhua form of 胡同
Example Sentence
北京有很多古老的胡同。Běi jīng yǒu hěn duō gǔ lǎo de hú tòng.Beijing has many old alleys.
北Běinorth京jīngshort name for Beijing 北京有yǒuto have很hěnvery多duōmany古老gǔ lǎoancient的deof胡同hú tònglane。