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胡
Trad. 鬍
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(Bushou)		 肉
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 十口月
古 + 月
Prononciation
Mandarin hú
Entry Methods
Pinyin hu2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 JRB
十口月
Sijiao 4762.0
Wubi DEG
CNS 11643 1-532D
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+80E1
GB2312 BAFA
BIG5 AD4A
胡 hú beard / mustache / whiskers
Results beginning with 胡
胡乱 hú luàn careless / reckless / casually / absent-mindedly / at will / at random / any old how
胡子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit
胡同 hú tòng variant of 胡同[hu2 tong4]
胡说 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel
胡须 hú xū beard / CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
胡闹 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble
胡扯 hú chě to chatter / nonsense / blather
胡椒 hú jiāo pepper
胡涂 hú tu variant of 糊塗|糊涂[hu2 tu5]
胡来 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
胡桃 hú táo walnut
胡诌 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble
胡话 hú huà nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash
胡安 hú ān Juan (Spanish given name)
胡琴 hú qin huqin / family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring
胡搞 hú gǎo to mess around / to mess with something / to have an affair
胡麻 hú má sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
胡豆 hú dòu broad bean (Vicia faba) / fava bean / also written 蠶豆|蚕豆[can2 dou4]
胡蜂 hú fēng wasp / hornet
胡编 hú biān to make things up / to concoct (a story, an excuse etc)
胡茬 hú chá beard stubble
胡碴 hú chā beard stubble / Taiwan pr. [hu2 cha2]
胡缠 hú chán to pester / to involve sb unreasonably
胡臭 hú chòu variant of 狐臭[hu2 chou4]
胡吹 hú chuī to boast wildly
胡疵 hú cī stubble / facial hair
胡蝶 hú dié variant of 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
胡匪 hú fěi bandit (old)
胡佛 Hú fó Hoover (name) / Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)
胡夫 Hú fū Khufu (pharaoh, reigned possibly 2590-2568 BC)
胡瓜 hú guā cucumber
胡花 hú huā to spend recklessly / to squander money
胡佳 Hú Jiā Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
胡搅 hú jiǎo to disturb / to pester
胡克 Hú kè Hook or Hooke (name) / Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor
胡狼 hú láng jackal
胡抡 hú lūn to act rashly
胡弄 hú nong to fool / to deceive / to go through the motions
胡牌 hú pái to win in mahjong (by completing a hand) (Tw)
胡吣 hú qìn to talk provokingly or nonsensically
胡铨 Hú Quán Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet
胡笙 hú shēng pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West
胡适 Hú Shì Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
胡荽 hú suī coriander
胡天 Hú tiān Zoroastrianism
胡想 hú xiǎng see 胡思亂想|胡思乱想[hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3]
胡雁 hú yàn Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
胡芫 hú yuán coriander
胡乐 hú yuè Hu music / central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)
胡越 Hú Yuè large distance / disaster / calamity
胡渣 hú zhā see 鬍碴|胡碴[hu2 cha1]
胡髭 hú zī beard and mustache
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胡萝卜 hú luó bo carrot
胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder)
胡志明 Hú Zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4]
胡耀邦 Hú Yào bāng Hu Yaobang (1915-1989), Chinese politician
胡志强 Hú Zhì qiáng Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
胡图人  Hutu
胡扯淡 hú chě dàn nonsense / irresponsible patter
胡叼盘 Hú Diāo pán derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
胡鄂公 Hú E4 gōng Hu Egong (1884-1951), Chinese revolutionary and politician
胡瓜鱼 hú guā yú smelt (family Osmeridae)
胡慧中 Hú Huì zhōng Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress
胡椒粒 hú jiāo lì peppercorn / seeds of pepper
胡椒醛 hú jiāo quán piperonal
胡椒属 hú jiāo shǔ pepper genus (Piper spp.)
胡椒子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn / seeds of pepper
胡姬花 hú jī huā Vanda miss joaquim (hybrid orchid), national flower of Singapore
胡锦涛 Hú Jǐn tāo Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013
胡芦巴 hú lú bā fenugreek
胡麻籽 hú má zǐ sesame seed
胡琴儿 hú qín r erhua variant of 胡琴[hu2 qin2]
胡塞尔 Hú sài ěr Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), German philosopher
胡太后 hú tài hòu Empress
胡涂虫 hú tu chóng blunderer / bungler / also written 糊塗蟲|糊涂虫
胡图族 Hú tú zú Hutu, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
胡兀鹫 hú wù jiù (bird species of China) bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
胡锡进 Hú Xī jìn Hu Xijin (1960-), editor-in-chief of the "Global Times" 環球時報|环球时报[Huan2 qiu2 Shi2 bao4] 2005-2021
胡燕妮 Hú Yān nī Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress
胡紫微 Hú Zǐ wēi Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
胡紫薇 Hú Zǐ wēi Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
胡思乱想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish
胡言乱语 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch
胡萝卜素 hú luó bo sù carotene
胡作非为 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom) / to commit outrages
胡编乱造 hú biān luàn zào to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom) / to make things up
胡搅蛮缠 hú jiǎo mán chán to pester endlessly (idiom) / an annoying troublemaker
胡天胡帝 hú tiān hú dì with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom) / reckless / intemperate
胡诌八扯 hú zhōu bā chě to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head
胡诌乱扯 hú zhōu luàn chě to talk nonsense (idiom) / saying whatever comes into his head
胡诌乱道 hú zhōu luàn dào to talk nonsense (idiom) / saying whatever comes into his head
胡诌乱说 hú zhōu luàn shuō to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head
胡萝卜雷  carrot mine
胡扯八溜 hú chě bā liū to talk nonsense
胡吃海喝 hú chī hǎi hē to eat and drink gluttonously / to pig out
胡吃海塞 hú chī hǎi sāi to stuff oneself with food
胡吹乱捧 hú chuī luàn pěng indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
胡椒薄荷 hú jiāo bò he peppermint
胡椒喷雾 hú jiāo pēn wù pepper spray / OC spray
胡克定律 Hú kè dìng lu:4 Hooke's law
胡桃夹子 hú táo jiā zi The Nutcracker (ballet)
胡温新政 Hú Wēn xīn zhèng Hu-Wen New Administration (formed in 2003), ostensibly reform-oriented leadership of Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1] and Wen Jiabao 溫家寶|温家宝[Wen1 Jia1 bao3]
胡志明市 Hú Zhì míng Shì Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
胡诌乱傍 hú zhōu luàn bàng to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head
胡维基金会  Imam Al-Khoei Foundation / Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation / Al-Khoei Foundation
胡笳十八拍 hú jiā shí bā pāi Eighteen
胡萝卜加大棒  stick-and-carrot approach
胡图人7派集团  G7 Hutu
胡图解放运动党  Party of Hutu Emancipation Movement
胡图人民解放党  Parti pour la libération du peuple hutu
胡安·德富卡海嵴  Juan de Fuca Ridge / Juan de Fuca Rise
胡安·德富卡海隆  Juan de Fuca Ridge / Juan de Fuca Rise
胡志明市师範大学 hú zhì míng shì shī fàn dà xué Ho
胡志明市银行大学 hú zhì míng shì yín háng dà xué Banking
胡志明市医药大学 hú zhì míng shì yī yào dà xué Ho
胡志明市交通运载大学 hú zhì míng shì jiāo tōng yùn zài dà xué Ho
Approximate Results for 胡
二胡 èr hú erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle) / alto fiddle / CL:把[ba3]
柴胡 chái hú Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense) / root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)
京胡 jīng hú jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 / (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京二胡
板胡 bǎn hú a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
东胡 Dōng hú Eastern barbarian / ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
含胡 hán hu variant of 含糊[han2 hu5]
羯胡 Jié hú Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
模胡 mó hu variant of 模糊[mo2 hu5]
腮胡 sāi hú sideburns
四胡 sì hú sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
五胡 Wǔ hú Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
坠胡 zhuì hú two-stringed bowed instrument / also called 墜琴|坠琴[zhui4 qin2]
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死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley
黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo black pepper
红胡子 hóng hú zi band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)
八字胡 bā zì hú mustache shaped like character 八
白胡椒 bái hú jiāo white peppercorn
奥胡斯 ào hú sī Aarhus, city in Denmark
北柴胡 běi chái hú honewort / Cryptotaenia japonica
刮胡刀 guā hú dāo razor
刮胡子 guā hú zi to shave
京二胡 jīng èr hú jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 / and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京胡
辣胡椒 là hú jiāo hot pepper
刘胡兰 liú hú lán Liu
让胡路 Ràng hú lù Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
圣胡安 Shèng Hú ān San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico
络腮胡子 luò sāi hú zi full beard
花里胡哨 huā li hú shào gaudy / flashy (but without substance)
落腮胡子 luò sāi hú zi variant of 絡腮鬍子|络腮胡子[luo4 sai1 hu2 zi5]
伊於胡底 yī yú hú dǐ when will it stop
伊于胡底 yī yú hú dǐ where will it stop?
巴西胡桐  santa maria
八字胡须 bā zì hú xū mustache shaped like character 八
丙子胡乱 Bǐng zǐ Hú luàn second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
丁卯胡乱 Dīng mǎo Hú luàn first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
角胡麻科 jiǎo hú má kē Martyniaceae
满口胡柴 mǎn kǒu hú chái to spout nonsense / to bullshit endlessly
满口胡言 mǎn kǒu hú yán to spout nonsense / to bullshit endlessly
让胡路区 Ràng hú lù qū Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
山胡桃木 shān hú táo mù hickory
山羊胡子 shān yáng hú zi goatee
圣胡伯特 shèng hú bó tè Saint-Hubert,
随口胡诌 suí kǒu hú zhōu to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head
信口胡说 xìn kǒu hú shuō to speak without thinking / to blurt sth out
野胡萝卜 yě hú luó bo carrot (Daucus carota)
一派胡言 yī pài hú yán a bunch of nonsense
吹胡子瞪眼 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry / to fume
非洲黑胡桃  bete / mansonia
阿克什胡斯 ā kè shí hú sī Akershus
查塔胡其县 chá tǎ hú qí xiàn Chattahoochee
非洲胡桃木 fēi zhōu hú táo mù African walnut / tigerwood / congowood
烤胡椒香肠 kǎo hú jiāo xiāng cháng roast pepper sausage / pepperoni
内塔尼亚胡 Nèi tǎ ní yà hú Netanyahu (name) / Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009
五胡十六国 Wǔ hú Shí liù guó Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
牙买加胡椒 Yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo Jamaican pepper / all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
眉毛胡子一把抓 méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
阿拉胡埃拉声明  Alajuela Declaration
国际胡椒共同体 guó jì hú jiāo gòng tòng tǐ International Pepper Community
头发胡子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
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