涸(hé)

11 strokes

to dry

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Character information

Pinyin
hé
Meaning
to dry; to dry up
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 涸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵固

To run out 氵 of strength 固; 固 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ固gù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 涸 step by step

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

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Words with 涸

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

gān干hé涸

to dry up

Open 干涸 page →
hé涸zé泽ér而yú渔

see 竭泽而渔

Open 涸泽而渔 page →
hé涸zhé辙zhī之fù鲋

lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)

Open 涸辙之鲋 page →

Related characters

From 涸’s common words

干泽而渔辙之鲋

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