耗 (hào): To consume — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 耗

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 耗

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

耗

耒plow

毛hair

耗=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 耗

耗 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 耗

Consuming resources or time

The character 耗 indicates using up or depleting something.

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 耗

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

è噩

hào耗

7.

Example Sentences

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

yǒu有

yī一

zhī只

dà

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耒plow

+毛hair

A plow (耒) wears down over time (毛) — to consume or waste away.

xiāo消

hào耗

consume; use up; deplete

HSK 6

hào耗

fèi费

consume; expend; cost

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hào耗

shí时

Time-consuming

Bad news

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

néng能

hào耗

Energy consumption

大

hào耗

zi子

。

There is a big rat in the kitchen.

wǒ我

tīng听

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

è噩

hào耗

。

I heard some bad news.

xīn新

shǒu手

jī机

hào耗

diàn电

sù速

dù度

hěn很

kuài快

。

The new phone consumes power quickly.

zhè这

tái台

jiù旧

kōng空

tiáo调

tài太

hào耗

diàn电

le了

。

This old air conditioner consumes too much electricity.

zhè这

tái台

jī机

qì器

xiāo消

hào耗

hěn很

duō多

néng能

yuán源

。

This machine consumes a lot of energy.

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