霍

huò

h+uò·4th tone

(literary) suddenly

Radical: 雨 Strokes: 16

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霄霉

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霄霉需霭霓

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Character Decomposition

霍=雨+隹

Etymology

Birds 隹 caught in a sudden storm 雨

Meanings

(literary) suddenly

huò

surname Huo

Huò

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Words with 霍 117 total

to squander money · extravagant · prodigal · free and easy · agile挥霍huī huò suddenly; abruptly霍地huò dì cholera霍乱huò luàn

Idioms with 霍 5 total Chain

(idiom) to squander recklessly; to spend extravagantly挥霍无度huī huò wú dù to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly霍然而愈huò rán ér yù (lit.) to sharpen one's sword (idiom) · (fig.) to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle磨刀霍霍mó dāo huò huò