户 hù door
door; a household
How it came to be
One leaf of a door, hung on its post: the gate cut in half. A house has a gate; a room has a door.
How it is used
- A door, and by extension a household/account. 窗户 (chuānghu) window; 户外 (hùwài) outdoors.
- An account holder/customer: 用户 (yònghù) user, 客户 (kèhù) client, 账户 (zhànghù) account.
- Also a measure word for households: 三百户人家 (sānbǎi hù rénjiā) three hundred households; 家家户户 (jiājiā-hùhù) every household.
Characters built with 户
Words with 户
- 窗户chuānghuwindowHSK 4
- 客户kèhùclientHSK 5
- 户外hùwàioutdoorHSK 5
- 用户yònghùuserHSK 5
- 账户zhànghùbank accountHSK 5
- 千家万户qiānjiā-wànhùevery family (idiom)HSK 6
- 家家户户jiājiāhùhùeach and every family (idiom)HSK 6
- 住户zhùhùhouseholdHSK 7
- 落户luòhùto settleHSK 7
- 足不出户zúbùchūhùliterally not putting a foot outsideHSK 7
- 家喻户晓jiāyù-hùxiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom)HSK 8
- 挨家挨户āijiā-āihùto go from house to houseHSK 8
Example sentences
- 你可以关窗户吗？ Nǐ kěyǐ guān chuānghu ma?Can you close the window?
- 我们对客户进行了问卷调查。 Wǒmen duì kèhù jìnxíngle wènjuàn diàochá.We did a survey of our clients.