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Character Decomposition
活=氵+舌
Etymology
water
Meanings
to live
alive
living
work
workmanship
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Words with 活 442 total
to work; to be employed干活gàn huóunskilled labor · heavy manual work粗活cū huóvalve活门huó ménlife · to survive · to save a life · to scrape a living活命huó mìngspirited atmosphere活气huó qìliving person活人huó rénzombie活尸huó shīnaturally flowing water (as opposed to stagnant water)活水huó shuǐnoose · running knot活套huó tàoremarkably alike活脱huó tuōliving animals活物huó wùto look exactly like · to be the spitting image of活像huó xiàngto improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)活血huó xuèto apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly · to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)活用huó yòngalive活着huó zhemovable type活字huó zìbitter sufferings; great hardships活罪huó zuìto finish a job on time · to produce the goods出活chū huóto survive成活chéng huótrick · deception花活huā huóhappy · cheerful快活kuài huotrapdoor活板huó bǎntypography · movable type活版huó bǎnbuffoon · clown · ridiculous person活宝huó bǎo
Idioms with 活 46 total Chain
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