户

戶

hù

noun HSK 4 #3,560

Meanings

Zhège xiǎoqū yǒu wǔbǎi hù jūmín.

This residential compound has 500 households.

Qǐng dài hǎo nǐ de hùkǒuběn.

Please bring your household registration booklet.

Kāi hù xūyào shēnfènzhèng.

You need an ID card to open an account.

culture

户口 (hùkǒu) is China's household registration system, tying a person to their registered city for schools, healthcare, and social services.

usage

户 appears in many compounds: 用户 (yònghù, user), 客户 (kèhù, client), 账户 (zhànghù, account).

户 hù