浒 (hǔ): riverbank

Meanings

1 riverbank
2 the land along a watercourse

Characters

浒

hǔ

riverbank

Examples

HSK 7-9

《水浒传》讲的是聚义梁山的英雄故事。

《 Shuǐhǔzhuàn 》 jiǎng de shì jù yì liángshān de yīngxióng gùshi.

Water Margin tells the story of heroes who gathered at Liangshan Marsh.

HSK 7-9

河浒上长满了芦苇。

Hé hǔ shàng zhǎng mǎn le lúwěi.

Reeds grew thick on the bank of the river.

Tips

history

浒 means the land along a riverbank. It is most famous in the title 《水浒传》 (Water Margin), one of the four great classical novels. A separate local reading xǔ survives only in the Suzhou place name 浒墅关.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The water radical in left-side form. It is the meaning anchor: 浒 is the strip of land right beside water, the bank of a river.

phonetic

许 xǔ

to allow; to promise

Supplies the sound, xǔ shifting to hǔ. Its 'allow' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic part of the character.

Stroke Order

浒 hǔ

Related Words

水浒传 Shuǐhǔzhuàn

Water Margin / Outlaws of the Marsh (classical Chinese novel)

混 hùn HSK 6 #894

to mix; to blend; to mingle / to muddle through; to drift along; to get by / to pass off as; to sneak in / thoughtless; reckless

陆地 lùdì HSK 4 #9,107

dry land / land (as opposed to the sea)

国土 guótǔ HSK 7-9 #5,262

national territory / land of a country / homeland

降 jiàng HSK 4 #3,853

to drop; to fall / to descend; to land / to lower; to reduce

降落 jiàngluò HSK 4 #3,151

to descend / to land

跟着 gēnzhe #3,120

to follow / to go along with

登陆 dēnglù HSK 7-9 #5,479

to land (on shore); to disembark / to log in (to a website or system)

开发 kāifā HSK 3 #5,579

to develop; to exploit (resources) / development (of products, software, land)

处 chǔ #586

to reside; to live; to dwell / to be situated at; to be in (a state) / to get along with / to handle; to deal with / to punish; to discipline