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Character Decomposition
胡=古+⺼
Etymology
meat
Meanings
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
beard
mustache
whiskers
surname Hu
used in hú tòng
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Words with 胡 255 total
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle) · alto fiddle · CL:把 bǎ二胡èr húa bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard板胡bǎn húJie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century羯胡Jié húsihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture四胡sì hútwo-stringed bowed instrument · also called zhuì qín坠胡zhuì húFive non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei, Jie 羯, Di 氐, Qiang 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439五胡Wǔ hújinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera · also called 京二胡京胡jīng húEastern barbarian · ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China东胡Dōng húChinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense) · root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)柴胡chái húcareless · reckless · casually · absent-mindedly · at will · at random · any old how胡乱hú luànethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times · foreigner · barbarian胡人hú rénHoover (name) · Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)胡佛Hú fó
Idioms with 胡 46 total Chain
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