hốt
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Hanoi [hot̚˧˦]Huế [hok̚˦˧˥]Saigon [hok̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hốt means to collect into one place.
Chinese characters: 笏
Meanings of hốt in English
Verb
- colloquial to collect into one place
Verb
- to be scared
Noun
- historical the hù
Words with hốt
Example sentences with hốt
- Tôi nghĩ ban hốt hoảng. I think you panicked.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hốt could be written as 忽, 㧾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 笏.
Frequently asked questions
What does hốt mean in English?
hốt (verb) means "to collect into one place".
How do you pronounce hốt?
IPA: Hanoi [hot̚˧˦]; Saigon [hok̚˦˥]. Tones: hốt — rising tone (sắc).
Is hốt a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. hốt is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 笏.