huó

to live; alive; living

HSK 4 #219

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 219th character
Radical ⽔ (85.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1672

Definitions

活 huó
  1. 1. to live
  2. 2. alive
  3. 3. living
  4. 4. work
  5. 5. workmanship

Stroke order

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Words containing 活

Word Meaning
to tire oneself out through overwork
unique skill; specialty
economic activity
economic activity
to subsist; to eke out a living
to subsist; to eke out a living
Notopterygium root (root of Notopterygium incisum)
free time (between organized activities)
free time (between organized activities)
extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle); EVA
extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle); EVA
trick; deception
erhua variant of kǔ huó
erhua variant of kǔ huó
farm work
farm work
surfactant
surfactant
surfactant
surfactant
half dead; more dead than alive
terribly; awfully; desperately
to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth
to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth
to come to life (by magic)