Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

mutual

Chinese: 互相、彼此。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hu” becomes a different word in each tone. 互 is the 4th 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

  • 互相hù xiāngeach other; mutually; mutual
  • 相互xiāng hùeach other; mutual
  • 互动hù dòngto interact; interactive
  • 互助hù zhùto help each other
  • 互补hù bǔcomplementary; to complement each other

Example Sentence

我们俩互相加了微信。Wǒ men liǎ hù xiāng jiā le wēi xìn.The two of us added each other on WeChat.

我们Wǒ menweliǎtwo (colloquial equivalent互相hù xiāngeach otherjiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大)le(completed action)wēiTaiwan pr.xìnletter