或 (huò)

or; perhaps; maybe

How 或 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
戈 — spear
Traditional
或
Simplified
或 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 或

或是 huòshì
or; either one or the other
或者 huòzhě
or; possibly; maybe
或許 huòxǔ
perhaps; maybe
不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē
necessary; must have
倘或 tǎnghuò
if; supposing that
或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo
more or less
或稱 huòchēng
also called; also known as; a.k.a.
抑或 yìhuò
or; could it be that...?
甚或 shènhuò
so much so that; to the extent that; even
間或 jiànhuò
occasionally; now and then

或 in a sentence

不管去或是留,我都支持你。

Bùguǎn qù huòshì liú, wǒ dōu zhīchí nǐ.

“Whether you go or stay, I support you.”

How common is 或?

或 is the 160th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 51.2% of all running text.

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