乎
hū
(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in
at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
乎 — the classical question and preposition particle
乎 originally depicted an exhalation of breath — a spoken particle by nature. It was borrowed purely for its sound to serve as a classical question and preposition marker, so its stroke components carry no semantic weight here.
他的话听起来近乎玩笑。
tā de huà tīng qǐ lái jìn hū wánxiào。
what he said sounds close to a joke.
这件事成败与否，关乎每个人的利益。
zhè jiàn shì chéng bài yǔ fǒu，guān hū měi gè rén de lìyì。
whether this matter succeeds or fails concerns the interests of every person.
Words with 乎
满不在乎
mǎn bù zài hu
not in the least concerned (idiom)
关乎
guān hū
to relate to
邪乎
xié hu
extraordinary
黑乎乎
hēi hū hū
variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
不外乎
bù wài hū
nothing else but
不在乎
bù zài hu
not to care
并不在乎
bìng bù zài hu
really does not care
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
介乎
jiè hū
to lie between
似乎
sì hū
it seems; seemingly; as if
傻乎乎
shǎ hū hū
feeble-minded