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或

Character

或 huò

HSK 2Character

or, joining two things or choices

Radical
戈
Strokes
8
Structure
Surrounds from top-right
Parts
戈 口 一
Traditional
或
Frequency
#386 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

huò

huo4
  1. or, joining two things or choices
  2. maybe, perhaps (as in 或许 huòxǔ)

Examples

  • 我明天或后天去商店。

    wǒ míng tiān huò hòu tiān qù shāng diàn

    I will go to the shop tomorrow or the day after.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 或许明天会下雨。

    huò xǔ míng tiān huì xià yǔ

    Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 或

Draw “或” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 或

See all 21 →
或者huò zhěor; joins two or more possible choicesWordHSK 2或许huò xǔmaybe; perhaps — used to say something is possible but you are not sureWordHSK 4或是huò shìor; a small word that joins two choices or thingsWordHSK 5或多或少huò duō huò shǎomore or less; to some degreeWordHSK 7–9或体huò tǐvariant Chinese characterWord或将huò jiāngwill perhapsWord或然huò ránprobableWord或称huò chēngalso calledWord或缺huò quēto lackWord或门huò ménOR gate (electronics)Word或然率huò rán lǜprobability (math.)Word亦或yì huòorWord

Same radical 戈

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