Hippo in Chinese (Mandarin): 河马 (hémǎ)
河马
hémǎ
hippo
- Simplified
- 河马
- Traditional
- 河馬
- Pinyin
- hémǎ
- Typed as
- hema
Use it in a sentence
河马在水里泡澡。
河馬在水裡泡澡。
The hippo takes a bath in the water.
The characters in 河马
河
River. 氵 (water) is on the left.
8 strokes
马 / 馬
Horse.
3 strokes
河马 is a "river horse", just like the Greek word hippopotamus.
More examples with 河马
河马的嘴很大。
河馬的嘴很大。
Hémǎ de zuǐ hěn dà.
The hippo has a big mouth.
河马喜欢待在水里。
河馬喜歡待在水裡。
Hémǎ xǐhuan dāi zài shuǐ li.
Hippos like to stay in the water.
How to write 河马 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
河 8 strokes
马 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
馬 10 strokes
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