祸
HSK 7–9

祸 (huò): misfortune, calamity, disaster

huò

misfortune, calamity, disaster

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Pinyin

huò

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

misfortune, calamity, disaster

How to Write 祸 (huò)

祸 is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 祸

A phono-semantic compound: 礻 (spirit) carries the meaning, and 呙 hints at the pronunciation.

What 祸 is Made Of

祸 is built from 2 components:

礻spirit
呙to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk

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Words Using 祸

Common Chinese words that contain 祸:

惹祸

rěhuò

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