货 (huò): goods
货 (huò) is a Chinese character meaning “goods.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 化 (phonetic) and 贝 (semantic). It ranks #818 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 货 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, expensive), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- goods
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 货
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 货车noun | huò chē | truck | 6 |
| 货物noun | huò wù | goods | 5 |
| 货币noun | huò bì | currency | 6 |
| 百货noun | bǎi huò | general merchandise | 6 |
| 现货noun | xiàn huò | merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠢货noun | chǔn huò | blockhead |
| 贱货noun | jiàn huò | bitch |
| 杂货店noun | zá huò diàn | grocery store |
| 送货verb | sòng huò | to deliver goods |
| 货运noun | huò yùn | freight transport |
| 货色noun | huò sè | goods |
| 货真价实 | huò zhēn jià shí | (lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) |
| 存货noun | cún huò | stock |
| 冒牌货noun | mào pái huò | fake goods |
| 交货verb | jiāo huò | to deliver goods |
| 货船noun | huò chuán | cargo ship |
| 供货verb | gōng huò | to supply goods |
| 假货noun | jiǎ huò | counterfeit article |
| 便宜货noun | pián yi huò | a bargain |
| 旧货noun | jiù huò | second-hand goods |
货 appears in 104 compound words: 24 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 货 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
(lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom); (fig.) genuine; real; true
Example Sentences
这批货物已经到达港口，等待清关。
Zhè pī huòwù yǐjīng dàodá gǎngkǒu, děngdài qīngguān.
This batch of goods has arrived at the port and is awaiting customs clearance.
为什么百货公司一楼没厕?背后原因超心机
wéi shén má bǎi huò gōng sī yī lóu méi cè ? bèi hòu yuán yīn chāo xīn jī
Why is there no toilet on the first floor of a department store? The reason behind it is super scheming
...年初一入市SIERRA SEA 原业主持货不足1年即赚“1球”|入伙盘成交
. . . nián chū yī rù shì S I E R R A S E A yuán yè zhǔ chí huò bù zú 1 nián jí zhuàn 1 qiú rù huǒ pán chéng jiāo
... On the first day of the Lunar New Year, SIERRA SEA earned "1 ball" in less than 1 year after the original owner of the goods |
新春走基层|货运列车检车员:迟来的团圆,只为让更多..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng huò yùn liè chē jiǎn chē yuán : chí lái de tuán yuán , zhī wéi ràng gēng duō . .
Freight train inspector: belated reunion, just to let more:
...打烊,广州交投集团中欧班列预计发运9列、货值..
. . . dǎ 烊 , guǎng zhōu jiāo tóu jí tuán zhōng ōu bān liè yù jì fā yùn liè huò zhí . .
... Closing, Guangzhou Jiaotou Group is expected to ship 9 trains, cargo value ...
宇树科技王兴兴:今年宇树科技的目标出货量在1-2万..
yǔ shù kē jì wáng xīng xīng jīn nián yǔ shù kē jì de mù biāo chū huò liáng zài mò . .
Wang Xingxing of Yushu Technology: This year, Yushu Technology's target shipment volume is 10,000 to 20,000 units.
随着通货膨胀的发展美元贬值了。
Suízhe tōnghuòpéngzhàng de fāzhǎn Měiyuán biǎnzhí le.
The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.
利率和通货膨胀很高。
Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.
Interest rates and inflation were high.
台湾的货币是什么 ?
Táiwān de huòbì shì shénme?
What is the currency of Taiwan?
国际货币基金组织不考虑再借款给该国。
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī bù kǎolǜ zài jièkuǎn gěi gāiguó.
The IMF ruled out any new loans to that country.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 贝 (money) component
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