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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *湖* | 湖* | *湖
lake
HSK 2
lake
HSK 7-9
Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Yongzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
Lake Balkhash in southeast Kazakhstan
Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile
rivers and lakes / all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde / (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
Changde, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
Xiaogan, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
all parts of the country
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鄂* | 鄂* | *鄂
surname E / abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *澧* | 澧* | *澧
Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li
lakeside
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *湘* | 湘* | *湘
abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
North Sea (in Europe) / historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖|贝加尔湖, Russia
Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Los Angeles Lakers / abbr. for 洛杉磯湖人|洛杉矶湖人
erroneous written form of 潟湖
Deqing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Wuhu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省
Lake District, north England
Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Baisha (common place name) / Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan / Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Lake Baikal, Russia
Hukou County in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi / Hukou township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
lakeside
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
lagoon
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Lagoon Nebula, M8
Yuehu district of Yingtan city 鷹潭市|鹰潭市, Jiangxi
salt lake
Binhu district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市, Jiangsu
to travel around the country
Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變|九一八事变
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Lakeside district / Hubin district of Sanmenxia city 三門峽市|三门峡市, Henan
lake front
Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
frozen lake
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安, Jiangsu / Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖, Jiangsu
Yijiang, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市, Anhui
Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
Kunming Lake
Swan Lake
Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province
Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市, Hunan
Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
swindler / itinerant con-man
Yundang or Yuandang Lake in Xiamen
barrier lake; landslide dam / dammed lake
lakes and marshes
Luhu Park in central Guangzhou
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Loudi, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
Anji county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang
Suizhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind
Hubei Province, capital Wuhan 武漢市|武汉市 (abbr. to )
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Wuhan, sub-provincial city and capital of Hubei Province 湖北省
Hunan Province, capital Changsha 長沙市|长沙市 (abbr. to )
Chenzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
Zhuzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南, Shandong
Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
Wanzhi, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市, Anhui

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