hù

怙

Character · Verb · Noun

rely on; father

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to rely on; to depend on

literary

Literary term used in classical texts and set phrases. Often implies relying on something or someone for support or advantage.

Hù怙
è恶
bù不
quān悛
 ，
zhōng终
jiāng将
zì自
shí食
è恶
guǒ果
 。

Those who persist in evil without repenting will eventually suffer the consequences.

Tā他
yǒu有
suǒ所
hù怙
shì恃
 ，
yīn因
cǐ此
xíng行
shì事
sì肆
wú无
jì忌
dàn惮
 。

He has someone to rely on, so he acts without scruples.

Show 1 more example
Hù怙
shì势
líng凌
rén人
 ，
nǎi乃
xiǎo小
rén人
zhī之
xíng行
 。

Bullying others by relying on one's power is the conduct of a petty person.

2.

noun

father (used in literary compounds)

archaic

In classical Chinese, 怙 specifically refers to the father (while 恃 refers to the mother). It appears almost exclusively in the compounds 失怙 (loss of father) and 怙恃 (parents).

Tā他
zì自
yòu幼
shī失
hù怙
 ，
yóu由
mǔ母
qīn亲
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
zhǎng长
dà大
 。

He lost his father at an early age and was raised solely by his mother.

Hù怙
shì恃
jù俱
shì逝
 ，
tā他
chéng成
le了
gū孤
ér儿
 。

Both his parents passed away, leaving him an orphan.