mutual

Depicts two symmetric figures intertwining with each other.

Evolution

互 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
互 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
互 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mutually, reciprocally; mutual

Most common words with 互
Freq.
Word
Meaning

互相

each other

相互

each other

互联网

Internet

mutual

互动

to interact

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*m-qˤaʔ-s

huH

intertwining


Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 32.9809% of movies

1195th most common character in movies

819th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+4E92

Shuowen

“,可以收繩也。从竹,象形,中象人手所推握也。互,或省。”


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