互
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hù · mutually, reciprocally

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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

二Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 互

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hùWords pronounced hù
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Example sentences

Notice where 互 sits in each complete thought.

Hù lián wǎng de guǎng fàn yìng yòng shǐ xīn yí dài de nián qīng rén dàn shēng le.互联网的广泛应用使新一代的年轻人诞生了。

The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Source: Tatoeba #502969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men hù xiāng bù liǎojiě.我们互相不了解。

We do not understand each other.

Source: Tatoeba #1076305 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén de ài shì xiāng hù de.我們的愛是相互的。

Our love is mutual.

Source: Tatoeba #5689303 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng shuō wǒ men yào hù bāng hù zhù.他常说我们要互帮互助。

He often says that we need to help one another.

Source: Tatoeba #9959035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hù lián wǎng shì yì zhǒng wú fǎ gūliang de xìn xī zī yuán.互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。

The Internet is an invaluable source of information.

Source: Tatoeba #335324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhòng yào de shì yào hù xiāng bāng zhù.重要的是要互相幫助。

It is important to help each other.

Source: Tatoeba #798117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 互 in context

  1. Say hù, then recall the core meaning: mutually, reciprocally.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 互联网 (hù lián wǎng), meaning “Internet”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 互 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.