00642 Chinese character of 互 and pronounce wu6

The Chinese character【互】that we will explain today is a word that describes relationships or communication. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Mutual or intercourse. Explanation: (1) Beginning, origin. Such as: “beginning”, “at the beginning”, “beginning of the year”, “reconciled as before”. (2) The lowest level. For example: “junior high school”, “primary school”, “elementary level”. (3) For the first time. For example: “first time”, “first edition”, “first attempt”. (4) Just now. For example: “Newly-started”, “A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger”. (5) The beginning or just beginning. Such as: “early autumn”, “original intention”.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【互】:hù

Cantonese Jyutping of 【互】:wu6

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【互】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【互】, for example:Describing a relationship or communication , It means mainly to communicate with each other or .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【互】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【互助、互換】(Mandarin Pinyin:hù zhù 、hù huàn/ Cantonese Jyutping:wu6 zo6 、wu6 wun6)

This character has a total of 4 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


朋友之間應該互助互愛。

Friends should help and love each other.


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