CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- he2
- English meanings
- and, with, gentle, peaceful
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 口.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
禾 is identified as the sound component (hé). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 和.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
what; why
be equal to
scold; breathe out
drink
pit
river
case
grain; cereal plant
lotus
used in 菏泽 (Heze)
congratulate
illustrious; conspicuous; hertz
barrier; estrangement
close; whole
crane
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 亲和力
- 和尚
- 和平
- 和平共处
- 和气
- 和睦
- 和蔼
- 和解
- 和谐
- 平和
- 暖和
- 柔和
- 温和
- 祥和
- 缓和
- 附和
- 风和日丽
- 饱和