archaic
name
technical

Meaning of

斛 means an ancient measuring vessel; a hu (dry measure); surname Hu. Pronounced hú.

  • an ancient measuring vessel; a hu (dry measure)
  • surname Hu

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
dài
xiāng
dāng
shí
dǒu
 

In the Han dynasty, one hu was equivalent to ten dou.

Zhè
xiē
liáng
shi
gòng
zhuāng
le
 

This grain filled five hu in total.

shū
shang
zǎi
le
de
xíng
zhì
róng
liàng
biàn
huà
 

Ancient texts record the shape and changing capacity of the hu vessel.

Relations

Measure Words

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