The character 忽 — “suddenly”: how to write it and what it means
suddenly; overlook
The Chinese character 忽 is read hū and means “suddenly; overlook”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 忽
忽 has 8 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 忽, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
Words with 忽
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 忽?
忽 has 8 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 忽 mean?
忽 means “suddenly; overlook”. It appears in 忽然 (“suddenly”), 忽视 (“neglect”), 忽略 (“overlook”).
How do you pronounce 忽?
忽 is read hū. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 忽 have?
8 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 忽 yourself
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