湖
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lake
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 水 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 湖
- Common rank
- #455
- Unicode
- U+6E56
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
lake · Heisig RSH #156
水 water + 古 ancient + flesh
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 湖
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湖南大学 | Hunan University | |
| 龙子湖区 | Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 东西湖区 | Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 金湖县 | Jinhu, a county in Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 湖光山色 | scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape | |
| 西湖区 | Xihu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi; Xihu, a district of Hang… | |
| 湖口县 | Hukou, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市[Jiu3 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 平湖市 | Pinghu, a county-level city in Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 人工湖 | artificial lake | |
| 湖里区 | Huli, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 青山湖区 | Qingshanhu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 南湖区 | Nanhu, a district of Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 江河湖海 | rivers, lakes and oceans; bodies of water | |
| 罗湖区 | Luohu, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 重出江湖 | (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the th… | |
| 大明湖 | Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong | |
| 东湖区 | Donghu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 维多利亚湖 | Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile | |
| 龙子湖 | see 龍子湖區|龙子湖区[Long2 zi5 hu2 Qu1] | |
| 龙湖区 | Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 胡 — compare how they read.