Usage of the character 霍

Luhuo county (Tibetan: brag 'go rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Huòzhōu

霍州

[霍州]

Huozhou, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Huòqiū

霍丘

[霍丘]

variant of 霍邱 ( Huòqiū)
Huoqiu county in Lu'an 六安 ( Lù'ān), Anhui
Huoqiu (place in Anhui)

Huòchéng

霍城

[霍城]

Huocheng County or Qorghas nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

huīhuò

挥霍

[揮霍]

to squander money
extravagant
prodigal
free and easy
agile

Wèi Huò

卫霍

[衛霍]

abbr. for generals Wei Qing 衛青／卫青 and Huo Qubing 霍去病 of Western Han 西漢／西汉 ( Xī Hàn), famous for their success in quelling the Xiongnu barbarian invaders

Huòjīn

霍金

[霍金]

Hawkins or Hawking
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), English theoretical physicist

Huòshān

霍山

[霍山]

Huoshan, a county in Lu'an 六安 ( Lù'ān), Anhui

huòdì

霍地

[霍地]

suddenly; abruptly

Huòdé

霍德

[霍德]

Ford (name)

huòhuò

霍霍

[霍霍]

(literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife

Mòhuòmiàn

莫霍面

[莫霍面]

Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)

Huòchéng Xiàn

霍城县

[霍城縣]

Huocheng County or Qorghas nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Huòfūmàn

霍夫曼

[霍夫曼]

Hofmann or Hoffman (name)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist
Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor

Huòbātè

霍巴特

[霍巴特]

Hobart, capital of Tasmania (Australia)

huòjiāpí

霍加狓

[霍加狓]

okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Huòzhōushì

霍州市

[霍州市]

Huozhou, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Huò Yīngdōng

霍英东

[霍英東]

Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections

Huòhuádé

霍华得

[霍華得]

Howard (name)

Huòbùsī

霍布斯

[霍布斯]

Hobbs (name)

Huò'ěrténg

霍尔滕

[霍爾滕]

Horten (city in Vestfold, Norway)

Lúhuòxiàn

炉霍县

[爐霍縣]

Luhuo county (Tibetan: brag 'go rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Huòqiū Xiàn

霍邱县

[霍邱縣]

Huoqiu, a county in Lu'an 六安 ( Luàn), Anhui

Huòjīnsī

霍金斯

[霍金斯]

Hawkins (name)
also written 霍金

Xīhuòtè

锡霍特

[錫霍特]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

Huòkèsōng

霍克松

[霍克松]

Hokksund (city in Buskerud, Norway)

Huòhuádé

霍华德

[霍華德]

Howard (name)

jīhuòluàn

鸡霍乱

[雞霍亂]

fowl cholera

Huòshān Xiàn

霍山县

[霍山縣]

Huoshan, a county in Lu'an 六安 ( Lù'ān), Anhui

Nàwǎhuò

纳瓦霍

[納瓦霍]

Navajo

Huòlínguōlè

霍林郭勒

[霍林郭勒]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Nàhuòdékǎ

纳霍德卡

[納霍德卡]

Nakhodka (city in Russia)

Huòníyàlā

霍尼亚拉

[霍尼亞拉]

Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands

Yījīnhuòluò

伊金霍洛

[伊金霍洛]

Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

huīhuòlàngfèi

挥霍浪费

[揮霍浪費]

to spend extravagantly
to squander

Huò'ěrmǔsī

霍尔姆斯

[霍爾姆斯]

Holmes (name)

Aīyīnhuòwēn

埃因霍温

[埃因霍溫]

Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)

Huòkèhǎimǔ

霍克海姆

[霍克海姆]

Horkheimer (philosopher)

Huòshìyīngjuān

霍氏鹰鹃

[霍氏鷹鵑]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)

huòluànhújūn

霍乱弧菌

[霍亂弧菌]

cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae)

huòluànjūnmiáo

霍乱菌苗

[霍亂菌苗]

cholera vaccine

módāohuòhuò

磨刀霍霍

[磨刀霍霍]

lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle

huòluàndúsù

霍乱毒素

[霍亂毒素]

cholera toxin

Huòbǐtèrén

霍比特人

[霍比特人]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金／托尔金

Huòluòwéicí

霍洛维茨

[霍洛維茨]

Horowitz (name)

huòrán'éryù

霍然而愈

[霍然而癒]

to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly

Lǐxīhuòfēn

李希霍芬

[李希霍芬]

Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路／丝绸之路

huīhuòwúdù

挥霍无度

[揮霍無度]

extravagance
extravagant

Huògéwòcí

霍格沃茨

[霍格沃茨]

Hogwarts (Harry Potter)

Huò'ěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

[霍爾木茲]

Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf

Qínsītuōhuòwǎ

琴斯托霍瓦

[琴斯托霍瓦]

Częstochowa (city in Poland)

Huò'ěrbùlǔkè

霍尔布鲁克

[霍爾布魯克]

Holbrook (name)
Richard C.A. Holbrooke (1941-2010), US diplomat, influential in brokering 1995 Dayton Bosnian peace deal, US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2009

Huòshìxuánmùquè

霍氏旋木雀

[霍氏旋木雀]

(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)

Huòlínguōlèshì

霍林郭勒市

[霍林郭勒市]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Yījīnhuòluòqí

伊金霍洛旗

[伊金霍洛旗]

Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Ehuòcìkè Hǎi

鄂霍次克海

[鄂霍次克海]

Sea of Okhotsk

Huò'ěrmùzī Dǎo

霍尔木兹岛

[霍爾木茲島]

Hormuz Island, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf

Xīhuòtèshānmài

锡霍特山脉

[錫霍特山脈]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

Mòhuòluòwéiqí

莫霍洛维奇

[莫霍洛維奇]

Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho

Lǐxītèhuòfēn

里希特霍芬

[里希特霍芬]

Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路／丝绸之路

Yuēhàn· Huòjīnsī

约翰·霍金斯

[約翰·霍金斯]

John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain
Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist

Xīhuòtè· Alín

锡霍特·阿林

[錫霍特·阿林]