沪

滬
hù
户 + 氵

Definitions

Hù (noun) short name for Shanghai

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滬.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 户

About

沪 originally referred to a bamboo trap for catching fish in coastal estuaries. It is a phonosemantic compound and the simplified form of 滬: the water radical 氵 indicates the meaning, while 户 gives the sound (the traditional 滬 uses the phonetic 扈). Because these traps were common in the waterways around what later became Shanghai, the character came to be associated with the region, its original meaning was eclipsed, and today 沪 is used as an abbreviation for the city.

Example Sentences Hide

上海又被称为沪。

Shàng hǎi yòu bèi chēng wéi hù.

Shanghai is also called "Hu."

我下周要去沪出差。

Wǒ xià zhōu yào qù hù chū chāi.

I'm going to Shanghai on a business trip next week.

沪宁高速车流量很大。

Hù Níng gāo sù chē liú liàng hěn dà.

The traffic flow on the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway is very heavy.

沪剧是上海的地方戏曲。

Hù jù shì Shàng hǎi de dì fāng xì qǔ.

Shanghai Opera is a local opera form of Shanghai.

沪深股市今日双双上涨。

Hù Shēn gǔ shì jīn rì shuāng shuāng shàng zhǎng.

The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets both rose today.

许多年轻人向往沪上生活。

Xǔ duō nián qīng rén xiàng wǎng hù shàng shēng huó.

Many young people yearn for life in Shanghai.

这家公司总部位于沪东新区。

Zhè jiā gōng sī zǒng bù wèi yú Hù dōng xīn qū.

This company's headquarters is located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai.

持有沪C牌照车辆不得进入外环以内。

Chí yǒu hù C pái zhào chē liàng bù dé jìn rù wài huán yǐ nèi.

Vehicles with a Shanghai C license plate are not allowed inside the Outer Ring Road.

Related Characters

Component: 户

房 护 启 肩 扁 雇 炉 扇 芦 驴 妒 庐 扈 扉

Component: 氵

法 没 海 活 治 清 济 流 深 满 消 注 派 河

Example Words

京沪 沪宁 沪江 沪语 沪上 沪剧 沪宁线 沪综指