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CHINESE CHARACTER
hé
何
何
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what; why
- Numbered pinyin
- he2
- English meanings
- what; why; how; which; where; surname He
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
be equal to
scold; breathe out
and
drink
pit
river
case
grain; cereal plant
lotus
used in 菏泽 (Heze)
congratulate
illustrious; conspicuous; hertz
barrier; estrangement
close; whole
crane
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Related words
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- 何时
- 如何
- 何必
- 何苦