Pronunciation

Characters pronounced hu.

17 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 17 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

互 hù mutually, reciprocally 户 hù door; family 护 hù protect, guard, defend, shelter 沪 hù natural Shanghai; river near Shanghai 壶 hú jar, pot, jug, vase; surname 弧 hú natural wooden bow; arc, crescent 湖 hú natural a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green 狐 hú fox 糊 hú paste, stick on with paste 胡 hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly 葫 hú bottle-gourd 蝴 hú butterfly 乎 hū artistic interrogative or exclamatory final particle 呼 hū breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout 忽 hū suddenly, abruptly; neglect 唬 hǔ to intimidate; to scare 虎 hǔ strong tiger; brave, fierce; surname

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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