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河马 meaning in English

hémǎ

hippopotamus

Traditional 河馬11 strokes

Meaning of 河马

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hémǎ
  1. hippopotamus

河马 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà象xiàng比bǐ河hé马mǎ重zhòng，不bú是shì吗ma ?
Elephants are heavier than hippos, aren't they?
河hé马mǎ喜xǐ欢huān水shuǐ。
Hippopotamuses love water.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

河 hé · river · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

马 mǎ · horse · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 河马.

马上mǎshàngat once; right away
马路mǎlùstreet; road
马车mǎchēcart; chariot
河流héliúriver
马桶mǎtǒngchamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet
马力mǎlìhorsepower
运河yùnhécanal
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy
黑马hēimǎdark horse; fig. unexpected winner
河畔hépànriverside; river plain
马戏mǎxìcircus
骏马jùnmǎfine horse; steed

Questions about 河马

What does 河马 mean?

河马 (hémǎ) means "hippopotamus".

How do you write 河马?

河马 is made of 2 characters: 河 (8 strokes), 马 (3 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

How is 河马 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 河马 is written 河馬.