葫

hú
#3,240 most
frequent character
used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2lu5]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

葫 has 艹 plants as its meaning part and 胡 hú as its sound part. It first meant garlic. The meaning later grew to bottle gourd.

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Homophones

HSK 5
壶hú
pot, classifier for bottled liquid
湖hú
lake
和hú
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
胡hú
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
糊hú
congee, (in 糊口[hu2kou3]) to feed oneself
胡hú
beard, mustache, whiskers

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