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活 (huó): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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Animated Stroke Order 活

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 活

活 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

活

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4.

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5.

How to Use 活

Life and survival

Words that relate to the state or process of being alive.

生活 • shēng huó • life • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 活

干活儿 • gàn huó er • to work [often manual] on a job

HSK 5

gàn干

huó

7.

Example Sentences

zhōu周

mò末

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

hù户

wài

Information

Pinyinhuó

Meaningto live; alive; living

Strokes9

Radical氵

Traditional活

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#530

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄛˊ

UnicodeU+6D3B

CangjieEHJR

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

shēng生

huó活

life

存活 • cún huó • Survive • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cún存

huó活

Survive

复活 • fù huó • bring back to life; revive; resuscitate • HSK 6

HSK 6

fù复

huó活

bring back to life; revive; resuscitate

Activity and liveliness

Words that describe being active, dynamic, or full of energy.

活动 • huó dòng • activity • HSK 4

HSK 4

huó活

dòng动

activity

活泼 • huó po • brisk; lively • HSK 4

HSK 4

huó活

po泼

brisk; lively

活跃 • huó yuè • brisk; dynamic; lively • HSK 5

HSK 5

huó活

yuè跃

brisk; dynamic; lively

活

er儿

to work [often manual] on a job

灵活 • líng huó • nimble; agile; flexible

HSK 5

líng灵

huó活

nimble; agile; flexible

快活 • kuài huo • happy; cheerful; joyful

HSK 6

kuài快

huo活

happy; cheerful; joyful

活力 • huó lì • vigour; vitality

HSK 6

huó活

lì力

vigour; vitality

活该 • huó gāi • deservedly

HSK 6

huó活

gāi该

deservedly

养活 • yǎng huo • Support

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǎng养

huo活

Support

外

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.

Huó活

xìng性

tàn炭

kě可

yǐ以

xī吸

fù附

shuǐ水

zhōng中

de的

zá杂

zhì质

。

Activated carbon can absorb impurities in water.

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.

qǐng请

jī激

huó活

nǐ你

de的

xīn新

shǒu手

jī机

。

Please activate your new phone.

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通tōngto pass through; to connect; to be open
桶tǒnga cylindrical container or vessel
痛tòngpain, ache, sorrow
图túpicture, diagram, map, plan
土tǔearth, soil, ground
推tuīto push; refuse

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "huo".

祸huòdisaster, calamity, misfortune
惑huòto be confused, perplexed, or doubtful
货huògoods, commodities, property
霍huòsuddenly, quickly; sound of rain or water
伙huǒcompanion, partner; group, crowd
或huòor; perhaps; maybe

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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