呼
呼 (hū) · to breathe
呼 (hū) means “to breathe”. It is made of 口 + 乎 and has 8 strokes.
Break 呼 into its parts
What 呼 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 乎 hū — interrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 乎 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
呼 stroke order
Example sentences with 呼吸
我们去外面呼吸一下新鲜空气。Wǒmen qù wàimiàn hūxī yīxià xīnxiān kōngqì.Let's go outside for some fresh air.
跑步的时候应该怎么呼吸？Pǎobù de shíhou yīnggāi zěnme hūxī?How should you breathe when running?
Words with 呼
- 呼吸hūxīto breathe
- 招呼zhāohuto greet
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet
- 称呼chēnghuto call
- 呼唤hūhuànto call
- 呼啸hūxiàoto whistle
- 呼吁hūyùto appeal
Also built with 口
- 中zhōngmiddle
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 加jiāto add
- 占zhànto occupy
- 古gǔancient
- 句jùmeasure word for sentences
- 另lìnganother
- 叨dāotalkative
- 只zhǐonly
Quick facts
| Pinyin | hū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to breathe |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 呼
What does 呼 mean?
呼 (hū) means “to breathe”.
How many strokes does 呼 have?
呼 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 呼?
The radical of 呼 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 呼?
呼 is made of 口 (mouth) and 乎 (interrogative or exclamatory final particle).
Keep learning
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