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

活 stroke order diagram
活 stroke order animation

Words containing 活

Word Meaning
to work; to be employed
erhua variant of gàn huó
to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life
the Resurrected Army (CCTV documentary series about the Terracotta army)
The Resurrected Army; Terracotta Army series
Easter
Easter Island
repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports)
repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports)
to be madly in love
to be madly in love
(northern dialect) to pick up a fare (as a taxi driver)
to take on a piece of work; to pick up some freelance work
radioactivity
political life
cultural and recreational activities (Tw)
cultural and recreational activities (Tw)
piecework
energetic; vital
LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)
LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)
to suffer terribly; to hover between life and death (idiom)
regardless of life or death (idiom)
regardless of life or death (idiom)
to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)