戶 (hù) - door & household

戶Tone 4

hù ｜ 4 strokes ｜ radical: 戶

枫惠

戶 · hù

door;

household;

family;

door panel;

account;

family register

doorhouseholdfamily

Usage highlights

DoorHouseholdAccountFamily registerDoor and windowHousehold registration

Synonyms

  • 门— door, gate
  • 家— family, home
  • 房— house, room

Antonyms

  • 野— wild, uncivilized (opposite of household/civilized)
  • 外— outside, external (opposite of household/inside)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please close the door (关门).
  • This household has three people (这户人家有三口人).
  • Open an account at the bank (在银行开户).
  • Household registration system(户籍制度)

Collocations

  • Door(门户)
  • Household(住户)
  • Account(账户)
  • Family register(户籍)
  • Door and window(门窗)
  • Household registration(户口)

Idioms

  • Every household knows(家喻户晓)
  • Households are empty and people are scattered(户限为穿)
  • Each household has its own door(各户各门)
  • Household comparison and door matching(门当户对)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the earliest Chinese characters, originally depicting a single-leaf door
  • In ancient China, 'household' was the basic unit of population registration and taxation
  • Used in the household registration system that dates back to ancient times

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