霧 meaning and stroke order
Fog, mist, vapor, fine spray
How to write 霧, stroke by stroke
19 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 霧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- fog
- mist
How 霧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rain.
雨 gives the meaning and 務 hints at the sound.
Radical: 雨 (rain), shared by 42 characters on this site.
How to remember 霧
霧 is rain 雨 on top of 務 (wù), which gives the sound. Think of rain so fine it just hangs in the air as fog.
霧 (wù) is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 雾. It appears in weather words like 大霧 (dàwù) and in the idiom 一頭霧水 (yītóu wùshuǐ), meaning totally confused. Example: 今天早上霧很大。(Jīntiān zǎoshang wù hěn dà.) The fog was very thick this morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 霧 with 露 (lù, dew) or 霜 (shuāng, frost), since all three sit under 雨. Check the bottom part: 務 for fog, 路 for dew, 相 for frost.
Common words with 霧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 霧
How many strokes are in 霧?
霧 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 霧 mean?
霧 (wù) means fog, mist, vapor, fine spray. A common word with it is 烟雾 (yānwù), meaning "smoke; mist".
How do you pronounce 霧?
霧 is pronounced wù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 霧?
The radical of 霧 is 雨, which carries the idea of "rain". Dictionaries list 霧 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 霧?
霧 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 雾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 一頭霧水 literally mean?
It literally means a head full of fog water. It describes someone who is completely baffled, as in 我聽得一頭霧水 (wǒ tīng de yītóu wùshuǐ), meaning I listened and had no idea what was going on.
Is 霧霾 the same as 霧?
No. 霧 is natural fog made of water droplets. 霧霾 (wùmái) means smog or haze caused by air pollution, and it is common in news and weather reports.