Lake in Chinese (Mandarin): 湖 (hú)
湖
hú
lake
- Simplified
- 湖
- Traditional
- 湖
- Pinyin
- hú
- Typed as
- hu
Use it in a sentence
湖里有小船。
湖裡有小船。
There is a small boat on the lake.
The characters in 湖
湖
Lake. 氵 (water) is on the left.
12 strokes
Second tone. 湖 is in place names: 西湖 (Xī Hú), West Lake, is a famous lake in Hangzhou.
More examples with 湖
湖里有天鹅。
湖裡有天鵝。
Hú li yǒu tiān'é.
There are swans on the lake.
湖水是蓝色的。
湖水是藍色的。
Hú shuǐ shì lánsè de.
The lake water is blue.
How to write 湖 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
湖 12 strokes
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