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Animated Stroke Order 活

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How to write 活 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 活

活 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

活=氵water+舌tongue

Water (氵) flowing from the tongue (舌) — the sound or movement of life, to live.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 活

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 活

HSK words that contain this character.

活动

huó dòng

activity

活泼

huó po

brisk; lively

生活

shēng huó

6.

Example Sentences

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

zhōu周

mò末

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

hù户

wài外

Information

Pinyinhuó

Meaningto live

Strokes9

Radical氵

Traditional活

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#530

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄛˊ

UnicodeU+6D3B

CangjieEHJR

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HSK 4

干活儿

gàn huó er

to work [often manual] on a job

活跃

huó yuè

brisk; dynamic; lively

灵活

líng huó

nimble; agile; flexible

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复活

fù huó

bring back to life; revive; resuscitate

快活

kuài huo

happy; cheerful; joyful

活力

huó lì

vigour; vitality

活该

huó gāi

deservedly

养活

yǎng huo

Support

存活

cún huó

Survive

忙活

máng huo

Keep busy / Be occupied with work

活期

huó qī

current / demand

激活

jī huó

activate / activation

huó活

dòng动

。

There are many outdoor activities on weekends.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

I like a simple life.

yé爷

ye爷

jīn今

nián年

jiǔ九

shí十

suì岁

le了

，

shēn身

tǐ体

hái还

hěn很

huó活

。

Grandpa is ninety years old this year, and he is still very lively.

zhè这

ge个

hái孩

zi子

fēi非

cháng常

huó活

pō泼

kě可

ài爱

。

This child is very lively and cute.

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