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耗 - hào

consume, use up; waste, squander

consume, use up; waste, squander

How to read 耗

Click 耗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhào
Englishconsume, use up; waste, squander
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

耗力 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 耗失. Please read 耗子 one more time.

Common words with this character

to require much effort
to be lost
mouse; rat
to waste

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 耗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 耗力 and 耗失 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 耗.