湖泊
Old HSK 6
湖泊 (húpō) · lakes
湖泊 (húpō) means “lakes”. It is written with 2 characters: 湖 (lake) + 泊 (to anchor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 湖泊 is built
The characters
湖 hú · lake
What 湖 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 胡hú — recklessly
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- ⺼ — meat
- 古gǔ — old
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 胡 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
泊 pō · to anchor
What 泊 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
这个地区有很多湖泊。Zhège dìqū yǒu hěnduō húpō.This region has many lakes.
湖泊里生活着各种鱼。Húpō lǐ shēnghuó zhe gèzhǒng yú.All kinds of fish live in the lakes.
Questions about 湖泊
What does 湖泊 mean?
湖泊 (húpō) means “lakes”.
How do you pronounce 湖泊?
湖泊 is pronounced húpō.
Which HSK level is 湖泊?
湖泊 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 湖泊 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.