huò

misfortune; disaster; calamity

HSK 6 #1870

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1870th character
Radical ⽰ (113.7)
Strokes 11
Index # 2465
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

祸 huò
  1. 1. misfortune
  2. 2. disaster
  3. 3. calamity
  4. 4. old variant of huò

Stroke order

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Words containing 祸

Word Meaning
calamity looms; facing imminent catastrophe
life is unpredictable; sudden luck or disaster
sudden disaster; unexpected calamity
to shift the blame onto someone else; to impute
witchcraft persecution case under Emperor Wu
to stir up trouble
to invite disaster
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
food can cause illness; words can cause trouble
trouble is never far away (idiom)
bring ruin to the country and people
trouble comes from careless words
fate; portent
fortune and misfortune are unpredictable
to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
fig. main cause of a disaster
femme fatale
to fall victim to misfortune; to suffer a disaster
to cause an accident
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
Yellow Peril; racist fear of East Asians