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胡

Traditional: 衚 · 鬍

hú

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hú · wu4 (Jyutping)

  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
  7. used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
  8. beard
  9. mustache
  10. whiskers
  11. surname Hu

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

胡

Meaning
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
Radical
⺼
Strokes
9
Components
⿰古⺼
Cangjie
JRB
Four-corner
4762.0

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