湖
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lake
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Dict coverage rank #455 U+6E56
How 湖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 胡 (phonetic, hú)
How to remember it
lake · Heisig RSH #156
水 water + 古 ancient + flesh
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 胡
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 胡 (hú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胡 sound component | hú | recklessly, foolishly; wildly |
| 糊 | hú | muddled; paste; to stick on with paste |
| 葫 | hú | bottle-gourd |
| 蝴 | hú | butterfly |
| 瑚 | hú | coral |
| 鹕 | hú | pelican |
| 猢 | hú | a kind of monkey found in western China |
| 醐 | hú | the purest cream |
Words containing 湖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湖南大学 | Hú nán Dà xué | Hunan University |
| 龙子湖区 | Lóng zi hú Qū | Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui |
| 东西湖区 | Dōng xī hú Qū | Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei |
| 金湖县 | Jīn hú Xiàn | Jinhu, a county in Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 湖光山色 | hú guāng shān sè | scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape |
| 西湖区 | Xī hú Qū | Xihu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi; Xihu, a district of Hang… |
| 湖口县 | Hú kǒu Xiàn | Hukou, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市[Jiu3 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 平湖市 | Píng hú Shì | Pinghu, a county-level city in Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 人工湖 | rén gōng hú | artificial lake |
| 湖里区 | Hú lǐ Qū | Huli, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 青山湖区 | Qīng shān hú Qū | Qingshanhu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 南湖区 | Nán hú Qū | Nanhu, a district of Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 江河湖海 | jiāng hé hú hǎi | rivers, lakes and oceans; bodies of water |
| 罗湖区 | Luó hú Qū | Luohu, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 重出江湖 | chóng chū jiāng hú | (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the th… |
| 大明湖 | Dà míng Hú | Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong |
| 东湖区 | Dōng hú Qū | Donghu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 维多利亚湖 | Wéi duō lì yà Hú | Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile |
| 龙子湖 | Lóng zi hú | see 龍子湖區|龙子湖区[Long2 zi5 hu2 Qu1] |
| 龙湖区 | Lóng hú Qū | Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong |