和

hè
#19 most
frequent character
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

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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