荷(hé)

HSK 7-910 strokes
Readingshéhè

Holland

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Character information

Pinyin
hé / hè
Meaning
Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷兰)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 荷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹何

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (flower); 何 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

艹ǎo何hé

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 荷 step by step

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

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Words with 荷

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

hé荷huā花
HSK 7-9

lotus

Open 荷花 page →
dān担hé荷

to shoulder a burden

Open 担荷 page →
shì是hé荷

(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged

Open 是荷 page →
hé荷bāo包

embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing)

Open 荷包 page →
hé荷táng塘

see 荷塘区

Open 荷塘 page →
hé荷yè叶

lotus leaf

Open 荷叶 page →
hé荷lán兰

Holland; the Netherlands

Open 荷兰 page →
hé荷mǎ马

Homer, poet of ancient Greece

Open 荷马 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 荷’s common words

花担是包塘叶兰马

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