活 — Chinese character
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
- Pinyin
- huó
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 氵 舌
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 舌
- Japanese
- 活 as a kanji
Common words with 活
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
| 活跃 (活躍) | huó yuè | active; lively |
| 活着 (活著) | huó zhe | alive |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy; vitality |
| 灵活 (靈活) | líng huó | flexible; nimble |
| 复活 (復活) | fù huó | to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life |
| 活泼 (活潑) | huó po | lively; vivacious |
| 干活 (幹活) | gàn huó | to work; to be employed |
| 存活 | cún huó | to survive (a serious accident); survival |
| 激活 | jī huó | to activate |
| 性生活 | xìng shēng huó | sex life |
English words written with 活
活 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 73
- Art of War 11.50
- Mencius 2A.4
- Mencius 4A.8
- Mencius 7A.23
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
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