Pinyin chart · hu
How to say hu
hu in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
hu
Tap a tone to hear it; tap it again to hear it slower.
How to say it
h: Further back than English h, with a little friction, like a soft version of the ch in Scottish “loch”.
u: u is the “oo” of “food”, with the lips rounded.
Its tones
hū 乎 at the end of a question · hú 湖 lake · hǔ 虎 tiger · hù 户 household. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix hu up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with hu
The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.