貨 meaning and stroke order
Products, merchandise; goods, commodities
How to write 貨, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 貨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- goods
- money
- commodity
How 貨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
貝 gives the meaning and 化 hints at the sound.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 貨
貨 has 化 (huà, to change) on top of 貝 (bèi, shell), and shells were once used as money. Think of goods as things that change into money when you sell them, and 化 also hints at the sound huò.
貨 is the traditional form of 货 and appears in words about goods, trade and money, such as 貨物 (huòwù, goods) and 貨幣 (huòbì, currency). It is mostly used inside compounds, not alone. Example: 這輛貨車很大。(Zhè liàng huòchē hěn dà.) This truck is very big.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 貨 with 貸 (dài, loan), which has 代 on top instead of 化. Also check the tone: 貨 is fourth tone huò, not huō or huó.
Common words with 貨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 百貨 | bǎihuò | general merchandise | HSK 4 |
| 售貨員 | shòuhuòyuán | sales clerk; sales associate; retail salesperson | HSK 4 |
| 貨車 | huòchē | truck; van | HSK 7-9 |
| 貨物 | huòwù | goods; commodity | HSK 7-9 |
| 貨幣 | huòbì | currency; monetary | HSK 7-9 |
| 貨運 | huòyùn | freight transport; cargo | HSK 7-9 |
| 水貨 | shuǐhuò | smuggled goods; unauthorized goods | HSK 7-9 |
| 蠢貨 | chǔnhuò | blockhead; idiot | |
| 賤貨 | jiànhuò | bitch; slut | |
| 雜貨店 | záhuòdiàn | grocery store; emporium | |
| 送貨 | sònghuò | to deliver goods | |
| 騷貨 | sāohuò | loose woman; slut | |
| 貨色 | huòsè | goods; (derog.) stuff | |
| 交貨 | jiāohuò | to deliver goods |
Questions about 貨
How many strokes are in 貨?
貨 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 貨 mean?
貨 (huò) means products, merchandise; goods, commodities. A common word with it is 百货 (bǎihuò), meaning "general merchandise".
How do you pronounce 貨?
貨 is pronounced huò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 貨?
The radical of 貨 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 貨 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 貨?
貨 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 货, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 貨 be used to insult someone?
Yes. In casual speech 貨 can describe a person in a rude way, as in 蠢貨 (chǔnhuò, idiot). Use these words with care, since they sound harsh.
What does 水貨 mean if it has nothing to do with water?
水貨 (shuǐhuò) means smuggled or unofficial goods, such as gray-market electronics. People also use it loosely to mean a fake or low-quality product.