CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- he2
- English meanings
- pit, nuclear, nucleus, nut, sth. resembling a fruit stone, stone, core, nucleolus, hilum, kernel
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 亥.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.
亥 is identified as the sound component (hài). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 核.
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
and
drink
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
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- 考核