或

huò

h+uò·4th tone

maybe · perhaps

Radical: 戈 Strokes: 8 HSK 2

Structure: Top-right surroundFrequency: Most common

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟戍戢戳

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Character Decomposition

或=戈+口+一

Etymology

To defend yourself 口 with a spear 戈; "or else"

Meanings

maybe

perhaps

might

possibly

or

huò

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Words with 或 52 total

occasionally · now and then间或jiàn huò or · either one or the other或是huò shì variant Chinese character · alternative form of a Chinese character或体huò tǐ if设或shè huò if; supposing that倘或tǎng huò or亦或yì huò even if · even though即或jí huò perhaps · maybe · probably容或róng huò will perhaps · may (in the future)或将huò jiāng probable或然huò rán also called · also known as · a.k.a.或称huò chēng to lack · to do without或缺huò quē or · possibly; maybe; perhaps或者huò zhě perhaps; maybe或许huò xǔ OR gate (electronics)或门huò mén or · could it be that...?抑或yì huò so much so that · to the extent that · even甚或shèn huò (logic, computing) XOR; exclusive or异或yì huò probability (math.)或然率huò rán lu:4 more or less或多或少huò duō huò shǎo necessary · must have不可或缺bù kě huò quē

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