懂中文 Dong Chinese

瑚

hú

coral

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

胡 sound component

胡  Sound component

hú

  

beard

Evolution

瑚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瑚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

瑚  

hú

coral; person of virtue

Most common words with 瑚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

珊瑚

coral

珊瑚礁

coral reef

瑚

coral

草珊瑚

Sarcandra glabra (botany)