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湖
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lake

HSK 2 N2
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hú
コ
みずうみ
호
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 胡 recklessly =
湖 lake
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
胡 Phonetic component
Hú recklessly
surname Hu
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
湖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
湖 [hú]
lake; CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]
Japanese
湖 みずうみ 同音
noun lake
湖 こ 同音
suffix lake (in place names)
Korean
호 [湖]
Noun
lake; A lake.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
湖の深さはどのくらいですか。
What is the depth of the lake?
この川はオンタリオ湖に流れ込む。
This river runs into Lake Ontario.
Japanese Names
湖 いずみ
Izumi female given namesurname
湖 うみ
Umi female given name
湖 こ
Ko place namesurnamegiven name
湖 こさき
Kosaki surname
湖 こすい
Kosui surname
湖 しずか
Shizuka female given name
湖 ひろし
Hiroshi unclassified name
湖 みずうみ
Mizuumi female given namesurname
湖 れいく
Reiku female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
江湖 [jiāng​hú] #11,126
rivers and lakes
湖边 [hú​biān] #6,595
lakeside
湖边 [hú​biān] #6,595
lakeside
湖南 [Hú​nán] #36,858
Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng​shā]
湖北 [Hú​běi] #4,795
Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wǔ​hàn]
盐湖城 [Yán​hú​chéng] #11,324
Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
盐湖城 [Yán​hú​chéng] #11,324
Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
西湖 [Xī​hú] #52,101
Xihu or West lake (place name)
湖南省 [Hú​nán​Shěng] #68,283
Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘[Xiāng], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng​shā]
湖泊 [hú​pō] #22,878
lake
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JAPANESE WORDS (63)
⭐ 湖畔 [こはん] #21,648
lakeside
湖面 [こめん] #21,846
lake surface
⭐ 湖水 [こすい] #29,809
lake
⭐ 琵琶湖 [びわこ] #40,542
Lake Biwa
地底湖 [ちていこ] #44,806
underground lake
湖上 [こじょう] #46,969
on the lake
湖底 [こてい] #51,263
bottom of a lake
湖岸 [こがん] #51,617
lakeshore
⭐ 湖沼 [こしょう] #70,044
lake
白鳥の湖 [はくちょうのみずうみ] #87,431
Swan Lake (ballet)
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KOREAN WORDS (3)
강호
rivers and lakes
호반
lake side; lake shore
호서
Hoseo