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乎 (hū): An interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 乎 — animated stroke order

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乎 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

乎

㇏long捺

乎=丿slash+㇏long捺

Originally showing breath or exhalation, it evolved into a particle expressing questioning or exclamation.

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How to Use 乎

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 乎 works in context.

Adverb-forming suffix

X + 乎

In these words, 乎 attaches to a preceding character to form an adverb or adverbial expression.

几乎 • jī hū • almost • HSK 3

HSK 3

jī几

hū乎

almost

似乎 • sì hū • it seems; as if; it looks like • HSK 5

HSK 5

sì似

hū乎

it seems; as if; it looks like

合乎 • hé hū • Accord with / be in accordance with • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hé合

hū乎

Accord with / be in accordance with

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 乎

HSK words that contain this character.

在乎 • zài hu • care about; mind; take to heart

HSK 5

zài在

hu乎

care about; mind; take to heart

胖乎乎 • pàng hū hū • chubby

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pàng胖

hū乎

hū乎

chubby

不亦乐乎 • bú yì lè hū • Isn't it joyful? / Isn't it delightful?

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 乎 is used in context

tā他

jī几

hū乎

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

qù去

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

。

He goes to the library almost every day.

wǒ我

bú不

zài在

hu乎

bié别

rén人

de的

kàn看

fǎ

zhè这

ge个

jié结

guǒ果

chū出

hū乎

yì意

liào料

dì

Information

Pinyinhū

Meaningan interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese

Strokes5

Radical丿

Traditional乎

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#378

Zhuyinㄏㄨ

UnicodeU+4E4E

CangjieHFD

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乎

Isn't it joyful? / Isn't it delightful?

法

。

I don't care about others' opinions.

地

hǎo好

。

The result is unexpectedly good.

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