Character Animation

Character: 斛

Pinyin: hú (hu2)

Meaning: ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "斛" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

Phonetic Component

Sound element

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: hú

Same Radical (4)

Radical: 斗

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 角

Related Semantic (2)

Same semantic as: 斗