Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced huo
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced huo, including 火 huǒ, 和 hé / hè / huó / huò, 或 huò, 活 huó, 获 huò. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say huo, lead with the initial h, then flow without a break into the final uo, holding the tone across the whole syllable.
Initial h
Start the syllable on the initial h, then run straight into the final uo — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uo
Settle the final uo into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (火 huǒ, 和 hé / hè / huó / huò, 或 huò, 活 huó, 获 huò) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound huo, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
huo turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 和, 活 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 火, 伙 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 或, 获, 货… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing huo inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.