胡同

胡同 tòng ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ wu4 tung4

胡同衚衕 tòng ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 胡 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 这是个死胡同。 It's a dead end.
  • 我家後面有條胡同。 There's an alley behind my house.
  • 我家後面有條衚衕。 There's an alley behind my house.
  • 胡同是一种跟中国北京有关的窄街路。 Hutongs are a type of narrow street, most commonly associated with Beijing, China.
  • 在北京,胡同是由四合院的传统居所排形成。 In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.
  • “胡同”这个词,本意是“水井”,来源于700年前的蒙古语。 The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago.

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