Learn Chinese Characters

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.

Běinorthjīngshort name for Beijing 北京yǒuto havehěnveryduōmany古老gǔ lǎoancientdeof胡同hú tònglane