或 — Chinese character

或

huò

or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly

Pinyin: huò
Radical: 62 ⼽ (Halberd)
Strokes: 8
Components: 戈口一
Formation: ideographic — To defend yourself 口 with a spear 戈; "or else"
Japanese: 或 as a kanji

Common words with 或

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
或者	huò zhě	or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
或许 (或許)	huò xǔ	perhaps; maybe
或是	huò shì	or; either one or the other
抑或	yì huò	or; could it be that...?
或称 (或稱)	huò chēng	also called; also known as
不可或缺	bù kě huò quē	necessary; must have
或多或少	huò duō huò shǎo	more or less
甚或	shèn huò	so much so that; to the extent that
间或 (間或)	jiàn huò	occasionally; now and then
或缺	huò quē	to lack; to do without
或然率	huò rán lǜ	probability (math.)
异或 (異或)	yì huò	(logic, computing) XOR; exclusive or

English words written with 或

或 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 18 · Analects 16 · I Ching 16 · Mencius 45 · Zhuangzi 28 · Doctrine of the Mean 6

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