户 (hù) - door & household

户Tone 4

hù ｜ 4 strokes ｜ radical: 户

枫惠

户 · hù

door;

household;

family;

account;

classifier for households or families

doorhouseholdfamily

Usage highlights

Household registrationDoor and windowHouseholdAccountPeasant householdIndividual business

Synonyms

  • 门— door, gate
  • 家— family, home
  • 家庭— family, household

Antonyms

  • 野— wild, uncivilized (opposite of settled household)
  • 公— public (opposite of private household)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please close the door (关门).
  • This is my household registration (户口).
  • He opened a bank account (开户).
  • There are three households in this building (三户人家).

Collocations

  • Household registration(户口)
  • Door and window(门窗)
  • Household(住户)
  • Account(账户)
  • Peasant household(农户)
  • Individual business(个体户)

Idioms

  • Every family has its own troubles(家家有本难念的经)
  • Well-matched in social and economic status(门当户对)
  • Every household knows(家喻户晓)
  • From door to door(挨家挨户)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, households were the basic unit for taxation and census registration.
  • The character originally depicted a single-leaf door, distinguishing it from double-door characters like 门.
  • Household registration (户口) remains a fundamental administrative system in China today.

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