赫
hè
#1,344 most
frequent character
awe-inspiring
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
赫 hè doubles 赤 chì, which means 'a person on fire' and also supplies the sound. The first sense was 'fiery red'. From there it grew to 'illustrious, glorious'. 'Hertz' was borrowed for its sound.
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