忽
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to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 忽
- Common rank
- #1,797
- Unicode
- U+5FFD
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Formation & memory
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Words with 忽
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忽略不计 | to disregard (sth seen as negligible); to neglect (sth seen as insignificant) | |
| 疏忽大意 | oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point | |
| 积于忽微 | to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom) | |
| 飘忽不定 | to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic | |
| 忽地 | suddenly | |
| 忽上忽下 | to fluctuate sharply | |
| 忽忽不乐 | disappointed and unhappy; dispirited | |
| 忽布 | hops | |
| 忽然 | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 玩忽职守 | to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice | |
| 忽而 | suddenly; now (..., now...) | |
| 忽高忽低 | alternately soaring and plunging | |
| 忽视 | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore | |
| 疏忽职守 | to neglect one's duties | |
| 忽冷忽热 | now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate | |
| 忽微 | minuscule quantity; minor matter | |
| 忽闻 | to hear suddenly; to learn of sth unexpectedly | |
| 忽隐忽现 | intermittent; now you see it, now you don't | |
| 黑忽忽 | variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1] | |
| 忽略 | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 勿 — compare how they read.