Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
户
hù
Description
“户”是一个字，可以指人住的家，也可以指银行里的账。
我们常常说“一户人家”，意思是一个家庭。
Meanings
户hù
household; family living together
这个村子有一百多户人家。
户hù
account (bank, online)
我在银行开了一个户。
户hù
door (formal or written)
夜里家家户户都关上了门。
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Notes
- Etymology
户 originally pictured a single-panel door, later extending to 'household'.
- Nuance
as 'account' 户 is short for 账户; 户口 means official household registration.
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