壶 - hú - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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壺 (壶)

hú

Definition

pot
classifier (for bottled liquid)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Related words (23)

kettlebell, girya

bed urinal; chamber pot

冰壺

bīng hú

curling (sport); jade pot for cold water; curling puck

a ceramic teapot

spray bottle

chamber pot

pot of boiling water

ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment

提壺

tí hú

pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕

暖壺

nuǎn hú

vacuum flask; thermos flask

水壺

shuǐ hú

kettle; canteen; watering can

漏壺

lòu hú

water clock; clepsydra

teapot

wine pot; wine cup

coffee pot; coffee maker

噴水壺

pēn shuǐ hú

watering can; sprinkling can

提壺蘆

tí hú lú

pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕

bottle cage

coffee percolator

snuff bottle

jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure; flawless person

懸壺濟世

xuán hú jì shì

practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public

硯水壺兒

yàn shuǐ hú r

water container for an ink slab

Idioms (2)

簞食壺漿

dān shí hú jiāng

to receive troops with food and drink (idiom); to give troops a hearty welcome; also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]

哪壺不開提哪壺

nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú

(lit.) mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot; to talk about sb's weak point

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