核(hé)

HSK 510 strokes
Readingshéhú

pit

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Character information

Pinyin
hé / hú
Meaning
pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 核 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木亥

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 亥 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù亥hài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 核 step by step

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

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Words with 核

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

shěn审hé核
HSK 7-9

to audit

Open 审核 page →
hé核shí实
HSK 7-9

to verify; to check

Open 核实 page →
hé核duì对
HSK 7-9

to check

Open 核对 page →
sì似hé核

nucleoid (of prokaryotic cell)

Open 似核 page →
nèi内hé核

core (of a fruit); (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc); (geol…

Open 内核 page →
yuán原hé核

prokaryotic (cell)

Open 原核 page →
yuán原zǐ子hé核

atomic nucleus

Open 原子核 page →
yuán原hé核shēng生wù物

prokaryote

Open 原核生物 page →

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From 核’s common words

审实对似内原子生

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