和(hé)

HSK 18 strokes
Readingshéhèhuóhuòhú

old variant of 和[he2]

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Character information

Pinyin
hé / hè / huó / huò / hú
Meaning
old variant of 和[he2]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 和 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰禾口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 禾 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

禾hé口kǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 和 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 和

Common words using 和 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hé和píng平
HSK 3

peace

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hé和shàng尚
HSK 7-9

Buddhist monk

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hé和píng平gòng共chǔ处
HSK 7-9

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

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bù不hé和

not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord

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zhōng中hé和

Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

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qǐ乞hé和

to sue for peace

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yī一chàng唱yī一hè和

to echo one another (idiom)

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yī一tuán团hé和qì气

(idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle)

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一七三上下不东两

From 和’s common words

平尚共处不中乞一

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