乎
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(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,359 U+4E4E
How 乎 is formed
components: 丿 丷
? unknown part
How to remember it
ooh! · Heisig RSH #1163
water lily
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 乎 as their sound component
These characters all use 乎 (hū) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乎 sound component | hū | interrogative or exclamatory final particle |
| 呼 | hū | to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout |
| 烀 | hū | to simmer, to cook over a slow fire |
| 轷 | hū | surname |
Words containing 乎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出乎意外 | chū hū yì wài | beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected |
| 合乎情理 | hé hū qíng lǐ | reasonable; to make sense |
| 不外乎 | bù wài hū | nothing else but |
| 出乎意料 | chū hū yì liào | (idiom) unexpected |
| 满不在乎 | mǎn bù zài hu | not in the least concerned (idiom); reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; … |
| 不在乎 | bù zài hu | not to care |
| 近乎同步 | jìn hū tóng bù | plesiochronous |
| 神乎其技 | shén hū qí jì | (idiom) brilliant; extremely skillful; virtuosic |
| 满口之乎者也 | mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě | mouth full of literary phrases; to spout the classics |
| 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 | hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng | to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know… |
| 微乎其微 | wēi hū qí wēi | a tiny bit; very little; next to nothing (idiom) |
| 出乎预料 | chū hū yù liào | beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected |
| 并不在乎 | bìng bù zài hu | really does not care |
| 几乎不 | jī hū bù | hardly; seems not |
| 出乎 | chū hū | due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go agai… |
| 合乎 | hé hū | to accord with; to conform to |
| 吃屎都赶不上热乎的 | chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de | (lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (sayin… |
| 无怪乎 | wú guài hū | no wonder (that...) |
| 于是乎 | yú shì hū | (literary) and so; thereupon; thus |
| 全乎 | quán hu | (coll.) complete; comprehensive |