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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 湖

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Pinyin hú

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

lake

Usage

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咸水湖 xián shuǐ hú

salt lake

双湖 Shuāng hú

two lakes / Shuanghu special district, Tibetan: Mtsho gnyis don gcod khru'u, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet

巴尔喀什湖 Bā ěr kā shí Hú

Lake Balkhash in southeast Kazakhstan

坦噶尼喀湖 Tǎn gá ní kā Hú

Lake Tanganyika in East Africa

喀喀湖 kā kā hú

Lake Titicaca

巴里坤湖 bā lǐ kūn hú

Barkol Lake

堰塞湖 yàn sè hú

dammed lake / lake formed by landslip or lava flow

湖塘 hú táng

Lake pond

太湖 Tài Hú

Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes

湖南 Hú nán

Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]

湖南省 Hú nán Shěng

Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘[Xiang1], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]

南湖 Nán hú

Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang

湖北省 Hú běi Shěng

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]

湖北 Hú běi

Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4]

巢湖 Cháo hú

Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui / Chaohu lake

巢湖市 Cháo hú shì

Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui

洞庭湖 Dòng tíng Hú

Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province

兴凯湖 xìng kǎi hú

Khanka

兰湖 lán hú

Orchid Lake

昆明湖 Kūn míng Hú

Kunming Lake

梁子湖区 Liáng zi hú qū

Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[E4 zhou1 shi4], Hubei

湖泊 hú pō

lake

密歇根湖 Mì xiē gēn Hú

Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]

江湖 jiāng hú

rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld

湖沼 hú zhǎo

lakes and marshes

泸沽湖 Lú gū Hú

Lugu Lake

沿湖 yán hú

Along the lake

镜泊湖 jìng pō hú

Jingpo Lake

天然湖泊 tiān rán hú pō

Natural lake

泻湖 xiè hú

lagoon

洪湖市 Hóng hú shì

Honghu county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei

淀山湖 Diàn shān Hú

Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province

淡水湖 dàn shuǐ hú

freshwater lake

两湖 Liǎng Hú

Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

湖面 hú miàn

lake surface

湖水 hú shuǐ

lake water

大湖 Dà hú

Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

西湖 Xī hú

Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

湖区 Hú Qū

Lake District, north England

湖西 Hú xī

Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

湖边 hú biān

lakeside

河湖 hé hú

River lake

湖中 hú zhōng

In the lake

湖滨 hú bīn

lake front

滨湖 Bīn hú

Binhu district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu

滨湖区 Bīn hú qū

Binhu district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu

龙潭湖 lóng tán hú

Longtan Lake

澎湖列岛 Péng hú Liè dǎo

Pescadores Islands, Taiwan

澎湖 Péng hú

Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

澎湖县 Péng hú xiàn

Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

玛纳斯湖 mǎ nà sī hú

Manas Lake

琵琶湖 pí pá hú

Lake Biwa

湖畔 hú pàn

lakeside

西子湖畔 xī zi hú pàn

West Lake

洞庭湖畔 dòng tíng hú pàn

Dongting Lakeside

未名湖畔 wèi míng hú pàn

Weiming Lakeside

鄱阳湖畔 pó yáng hú pàn

Poyang Lakeside

湖盆 hú pén

lake basin

盐湖 yán hú

salt lake

湖心亭 hú xīn tíng

Mid-Lake Pavilion

湖绉 hú zhòu

Lake crepe

芜湖 Wú hú

Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui

乍得湖 Zhà dé Hú

Lake Chad

东湖 Dōng hú

Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

莱芒湖 lái máng hú

Lake Geneva

芜湖市 Wú hú shì

Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui

芜湖长江大桥 wú hú cháng jiāng dà qiáo

Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge

芜湖县 Wú hú xiàn

Wuhu county in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖[Wu2 hu2], Anhui

牛轭湖 niú è hú

banco / cutoff lake / crescent lake

贝加尔湖 Bèi jiā ěr Hú

Lake Baikal

鄱阳湖 Pó yáng Hú

Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi

鄂陵湖 è líng hú

Oring Lake

鄱阳湖区 pó yáng hú qū

Poyang Lake District

闯江湖 chuǎng jiāng hú

make a living wandering from place to place

闯荡江湖 chuǎng dàng jiāng hú

to travel around the country

江湖骗子 jiāng hú piàn zi

swindler / itinerant con-man

天鹅湖 Tiān é Hú

Swan Lake

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