和

hé

HSK 1

#19 most

frequent character

and, together with, with, sum

conjunction

Character breakdown

和 has 口 mouth as the meaning part and 禾 hé as the sound part; it first meant 'to mediate, make peace'. The meaning grew to 'combine, mix', then 'and', and also 'warm'.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢苹果和香蕉。

wǒ xǐhuān píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo 。

I like apples and bananas.

他和她是一对好朋友。

tā hé tāshì yīduì hǎopéngyǒu 。

He and she are a good pair of friends.

我们可以一起去游泳和吃饭。

wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐqù yóuyǒng hé chīfàn 。

We can go swimming and have a meal together.

Same Characters, Different Readings

和hè

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence

和hú

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

和huó

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water

和huò

to mix (ingredients) together

Words Starting With 和

和平hé píng

peace

和气hé qi

friendly; polite; amiable

和睦hé mù

peaceful relations; harmonious

和蔼hé ǎi

kindly; nice; amiable

和解hé jiě

to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled

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