家喻户晓 meaning in English

jiāyù-hùxiǎo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

HSK 7-9Traditional 家喻戶曉36 strokes

Meaning of 家喻户晓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiāyùhùxiǎo
  1. understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  2. a household name

Stroke order for each character

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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes

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喻 yù · metaphor · 12 strokes

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户 hù · a household · 4 strokes

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晓 xiǎo · dawn · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 家喻户晓.

回家huí jiāto return home
国家guójiācountry; nation; state
家里jiā lihome
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
在家zàijiāto be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差
大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family
家庭jiātíngfamily; household
作家zuòjiāauthor
科学家kēxuéjiāscientist
家长jiāzhǎnghead of a household; family head
全家quánjiāwhole family
画家huàjiāpainter

Questions about 家喻户晓

What does 家喻户晓 mean?

家喻户晓 (jiāyù-hùxiǎo) means "understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name".

How do you write 家喻户晓?

家喻户晓 is made of 4 characters: 家 (10 strokes), 喻 (12 strokes), 户 (4 strokes), 晓 (10 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.

Is 家喻户晓 an HSK word?

Yes. 家喻户晓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 家喻户晓 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 家喻户晓 is written 家喻戶曉.