湖

• 拼音: hú
• 汉字拆解: 湖 = 氵(water radical) + 胡 (phonetic component)

含义

Lake. A body of still water surrounded by land.

Used for lakes of all sizes. Appears in many famous place names such as 西湖 (West Lake in Hangzhou) and 洞庭湖 (Dongting Lake). Also used in compounds like 湖边 (lakeside).

例句

1. 这个湖很大，水也很清。
2. 我们周末去湖边玩吧。
3. 湖上有几只小船。

用法指南

语境: geography, nature, travel

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 西湖很漂亮。(West Lake is very beautiful.)
• 湖边的风景真好。(The scenery by the lake is wonderful.)

错误说法

• 不要把河叫湖 (Don't call a river a 湖 — 河 is flowing water, 湖 is still water surrounded by land)

起源与历史

Composed of 氵(water radical) and 胡 (phonetic component). Originally described any large body of still water.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal