户
The 户 radical
Single-leaf door, household
Variants: 戶
Memory hook
Half of 門 — a door with only one leaf, the door of an ordinary home, hence 'household': 房 (room), 所 (place).
The 户 radical (read hù) means single-leaf door, household. The HSK 3.0 data contains 5 characters and 61 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 户 radical
Study this radical's 61 words with flashcards or a quiz.
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Characters with the 户 radical
5 charactersHSK 1· 1 characters
HSK 1房
room
HSK 2· 1 characters
HSK 2所
place; location
HSK 4· 1 characters
HSK 4户
household
HSK 5· 1 characters
HSK 5扇
fan
HSK 6· 1 characters
HSK 6扁
flat, level, flattened
Vocabulary with the 户 radical
61 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 户 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (39/61 words of this radical).
house
room
housing; place to live
therefore; so
all; every
place; venue
landlord
houses; buildings
rent (for housing)
place; location
director; head (of an institute or office)
household
it doesn't matter, no big deal
window
kitchen
client; customer
location, where something is situated
fan
fan, wave, waft
fan
user
research institute
private study, study room
toilet, restroom
outdoor, outdoors
housing price
flat, level, flattened
building, multistory building
hospital ward; sickroom
account
to have nothing at all, penniless
to know nothing at all
the reason why... is because
office, law firm or accounting firm
as everyone knows, well-known
resident, household
public place
unprecedented, never before seen
within one's ability; to the best of one's ability
Why learn vocabulary by the 户 radical?
The 户 radical hints at the meaning single-leaf door, household. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 5 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 61 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.