貨
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huò · products, merchandise

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 貨

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Example sentences

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Wǒ zài bǎi huò gōng sī mǎi le tā.我在百貨公司買了它。

I bought it at a department store.

Source: Tatoeba #881260 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài bǎi huò gōng sī mén qián xià le dīshì.她在百貨公司門前下了的士。

She got out of the taxi at the department store.

Source: Tatoeba #348180 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hē de qì shuǐ quē huò le, wǒ qù de jī jiā diàn dōu méi huò le.我喝的汽水缺貨了,我去的幾家店都沒貨了。

There's a shortage of the soda I drink. None of the stores I've gone to have any.

Source: Tatoeba #13543820 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài bǎi huò gōng sī mǎi le dà yī hé jiā kè我在百貨公司買了大衣和夾克

I bought a coat and a jacket at the department store.

Source: Tatoeba #6387633 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǒu xiān, wǒ yào nǐ gēn wǒ yì qǐ qù bǎi huò gōng sī de tè jià huó dòng.首先,我要你跟我一起去百貨公司的特價活動。

First off, I'd like you to come with me to a department store sale.

Source: Tatoeba #881106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén bāng nǐ jiào huò.我們幫你叫貨。

We will help you order the stock.

Source: Tatoeba #9203434 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 貨 in context

  1. Say huò, then recall the core meaning: products, merchandise.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.