霍 (huò): suddenly
霍 (huò) is a Chinese character meaning “suddenly.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 雨 (structural) and 隹 (structural). It ranks #1433 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 霍 birds 隹 caught in a sudden storm 雨. Its radical form 雨 (rain) appears in many related characters such as 雨 (yǔ, rain), 零 (líng, zero), 雪 (xuě, snow).
Definitions
- suddenly
Etymology & Origin
ideographicBirds 隹 caught in a sudden storm 雨
Decomposition: ⿱雨隹 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霍华德 | huò huá dé | (name) Howard |
| 挥霍 | huī huò | to squander money |
| 霍乱 | huò luàn | cholera |
| 霍格沃茨 | huò gé wò cí | Hogwarts (Harry Potter) |
| 霍布斯 | huò bù sī | Hobbs (name) |
| 霍夫曼 | huò fū màn | Hofmann or Hoffman (name) |
| 霍金斯 | huò jīn sī | Hawkins (name) |
| 霍尔 | huò ěr | Hall (name) |
| 霍金 | huò jīn | Hawkins or Hawking |
| 纳瓦霍 | nà wǎ huò | Navajo |
| 霍顿 | huò dùn | Hotton, Holden, Wharton, Houghton etc (name) |
| 霍洛维茨 | huò luò wéi cí | Horowitz (name) |
| 磨刀霍霍 | mó dāo huò huò | lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) |
| 鄂霍次克海 | è huò cì kè hǎi | Sea of Okhotsk |
| 霍山 | huò shān | see 霍山縣|霍山县[Huo4 shan1 Xian4] |
霍 appears in 74 compound words: 61 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 34 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 霍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Holingol (a county-level city of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom); fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
Holingol (a county-level city of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom); fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
Example Sentences
他霍地站了起来，显得很激动。
Tā huò de zhàn le qǐlái, xiǎn de hěn jīdòng.
He suddenly stood up, appearing very excited.
伊朗局势|霍尔木兹海峡航运瘫痪 全球1成货柜船受困
yī lǎng jú shì huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá háng yùn tān huàn quán qiú 1 chéng huò guì chuán shòu kùn
Situation in Iran|Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is paralyzed, and 10% of the world's container ships are trapped
克拉克森研究:霍尔木兹海峡船舶通行量显着下滑 初步预计油...
kè lā kè sēn yán jiū : huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá chuán bó tōng háng liàng xiǎn zhe xià huá chū bù yù jì yóu . . .
Clarkson Study: Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has declined significantly, and preliminary forecasts for oil...
港股异动 | 石油股延续昨日涨势 伊朗称霍尔木兹海峡已关闭 供应扰动下油价或持续上...
gǎng gǔ yì dòng shí yóu gǔ yán xù zuó rì zhǎng shì yī lǎng chèn huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá yǐ guān bì gōng yīng rǎo dòng xià yóu jià huò chí xù shàng . . .
Hong Kong stock changes | Oil stocks continued yesterday's rally Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed, and oil prices may continue to rise under supply disturbances...
港股油气股两日暴升230%!霍尔木兹海峡受阻 + 炼油厂停产,布油暴升...
gǎng gǔ yóu qì gǔ liǎng rì bào shēng 2 3 0 ! huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá shòu zǔ liàn yóu hǎn tíng chǎn , bù yóu bào shēng . . .
Hong Kong oil and gas stocks soared 230% in two days! The Strait of Hormuz was blocked + refineries stopped production, and Brent oil soared...
爱泼斯坦案|惊现霍金被比坚尼女郎簇拥照 遗属称是其护理
ài pō sī tǎn àn jīng xiàn huò jīn bèi bǐ jiān ní nǚ láng cù yōng zhào yí shǔ chèn shì qí hù lǐ
Epstein case|Shocking photo of Hawking being surrounded by bikini girls, the bereaved family said it was his care
去年有两百人因霍乱死亡。
Qùnián yǒu liǎng bǎi rén yīn huòluàn sǐwáng.
Two hundred people died of cholera last year.
柴门霍夫是世界语的创造者。
Cháiménhuòfū shì Shìjièyǔ de chuàngzàozhě.
Zamenhof is the creator of Esperanto.
我的名字叫霍普金斯。
Wǒ de míngzi jiào Huòpǔjīnsī.
My name is Hopkins.
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