耗
hào HSK6

consume

Senses

耗 hào to consume

to consume; to spend; to expend; to use up; to exhaust

耗 hào mouse

(colloquial) a mouse or rat; short form for 耗子 hào​zi

耗 hào to dawdle

(colloquial) to waste time; to delay; to dilly-dally; to stall for time

耗 hào news

(bound form) news; message; information, usually referring to bad news

耗 hào surname

a Chinese surname

References

see 耗/耗 → 噩耗/噩耗
abbreviation 耗/耗 → 耗子/耗子
variant 秏/秏 → 耗/耗