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壑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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壑 Stroke Order — How to Write 壑

Stroke Order

壑 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

壑 Radical and Character Components

Components:㕡土

壑 is an ideographic compound. A ditch 㕡 carved in the earth 土; 㕡 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 土 + 14 more strokes

壑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • hè

Meanings of 壑 in Chinese

1

hè壑

A deep valley, gully, or ravine. It is often used figuratively to describe a deep chasm, as in 'insatiable greed' (欲壑难填) or 'shifting troubles onto others' (以邻为壑).
人的欲望就像一个深不见底的壑,真是欲壑难填啊。
Human desires are like a bottomless ravine; truly, insatiable greed.

Words with 壑

  • gōu沟hè壑ravine, gully
  • yá崖hè壑Cliffs and valleys; deep ravines
  • lín林hè壑Forests and ravines, Woods and valleys
  • tián填gōu沟hè壑Fill the gap, Bridge the gap
  • lín林hè壑jiān间Among forests and ravines, In woods and valleys

Idioms with 壑

  • qiān千shān山wàn万hè壑Innumerable mountains and deep valleys
  • qiān千yán岩wàn万hè壑countless towering peaks and deep valleys
  • rú如shuǐ水fù赴hè壑people rushing to a common destination
  • wàn万hè壑qiān千yán岩countless peaks and ravines
  • wàn万hè壑zhēng争liú流countless streams vigorously contend in flowing
  • xiōng胸yǒu有qiū丘hè壑have a grand vision or profound understanding
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yǐ以lín邻wéi为hè壑pass trouble to neighbors
  • yù欲hè壑nán难tián填desire is a bottomless pit
  • bù不wàng忘gōu沟hè壑Never forget past hardships or humble origins
  • fàng放qíng情qiū丘hè壑indulge in nature's beauty, free from worldly cares
  • lǎo老sǐ死gōu沟hè壑die unaccomplished in obscurity

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Questions about 壑

What does 壑 mean in Chinese?

壑 (hè) means “A deep valley” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 壑?

壑 is pronounced hè in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 壑 have?

壑 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 壑?

壑 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 壑?

The radical of 壑 is 土, and 壑 is an ideographic compound.

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