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Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hé | he2
English translation
old variant of [hé]
and
together with
with
sum
union
peace
harmony
Taiwan pr. [hàn] when it means "and"
harmonious
surname He
Japanese (food, clothes etc)
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
to join in the singing
to chime in with others
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hú | hu2
English translation
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huó | huo2
English translation
soft
warm
to mix together
to blend

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

禾口

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

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老师 lǎoshī de 学生 xuésheng men dōu Xiè chū 那道.

Neither the teacher nor his students know how to work out the problem.

利尔 jiù 这样 zhè yàng yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn yòu 活跃 huóyuè de tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊 pāo shǎng le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

硅橡胶 guī xiàng jiāo 熟石膏 shú shí gāo zuò 铸模取得 qǔ dé 成功 Chénggōng .

Silicone rubber and plaster of Paris have been used successfully.

卫东 Wèi dōng 非常 fēicháng 乐意 lèyì 认识 rènshi 玛丽 Mǎ lì .

Weidong will be very glad to meet you and Mary.

天花板 tiān huā bǎn Gāo gěi rén zhǒng 通风 tōng fēng 宽敞 kuānchang de 感觉 gǎnjué .

A high ceiling gives a feeling of airness and spaciousness.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
and
和平 Hépíng Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市 Shěn yáng shì , Liaoning和平 Hépíng
和谐 héxié harmonious和諧
共和国 gònghéguó republic共和國
中华人民共和国 Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó People's Republic of China中華人民共和國
和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk和尚 hé shang
温和 wēnhé mild溫和
和解 héjiě to reconcile和解 héjiě
暖和 nuǎnhuo warm暖和 nuǎnhuo
共和党 Gòng hé dǎng Republican Party共和黨
平和 Píng hé gentle平和 Píng hé
缓和 huǎnhé to alleviate緩和
柔和 róuhé gentle柔和 róuhé
中和 Zhōng hé to neutralize中和 Zhōng hé
总和 zǒnghé sum總和
饱和 bǎohé saturation飽和
和睦 hémù harmonious和睦 hémù
共和 gòng hé republic共和 gòng hé
和蔼 héǎi kindly和藹
和善 hé shàn good-natured和善 hé shàn
搅和 jiǎo huo to mix (up)攪和
调和 tiáohé harmonious調和
祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful祥和 xiáng hé
和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled和好 hé hǎo
和美 Hé měi harmonious和美 Hé měi

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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