Definition
户 (hù) is a classifier used to count households, families, or registered residences. Unlike the nouns 家庭 (jiātíng, 'family/household') or 住户 (zhùhù, 'household/resident'), 户 is a measure word that goes after a number. It is not related to the noun 门 (mén, 'door').
classifier
for householdsfamiliesor registered residences
Easily confused
- 扁biǎnlook-alikeflat
- 呼hūsound-aliketo call out, to shout
- 局júlook-alikeclassifier for games: match, set, round
- 湖húsound-alikelake
- 护hùsound-aliketo protect
- 壶húsound-alikepot, kettle
- 糊húsound-aliketo paste, to glue
Examples
- 户。Zhège xiǎoqū yǒu sānbǎi hù jūmín.This residential area has three hundred households of residents.
- 户。Quán cūn yígòng yǒu yìbǎi èrshí hù.The whole village has a total of one hundred and twenty households.
- 。Měi hù dōu shōudào le shèqū de tōngzhī.Every household received the community notice.
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