HSK 2 · Nature & animals
湖
hú
lake
Stroke order of 湖
湖 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
Water 氵 and 胡 an old beard: a still water as wide as a long beard drifts.
Parts: 氵 water + 胡 (phonetic)
Example sentence
湖里有很多鱼。
There are many fish in the lake.