和
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(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #168 U+548C
How 和 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 禾 (phonetic, hé)
How to remember it
harmony · Heisig RSH #764
wild rice + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 禾
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 禾 (hé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禾 sound component | hé | cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk |
| 麇 | jūn | hornless deer; to collect; to band together |
| 藒 | qiè | an aromatic herb |
| 嵇 | jī | a mountain in Henan; surname |
Words containing 和
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天时地利人和 | tiān shí dì lì rén hé | the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time t… |
| 地利人和 | dì lì rén hé | favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfi… |
| 中和市 | Zhōng hé shì | Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 心平气和 | xīn píng qì hé | tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress |
| 西和县 | Xī hé Xiàn | Xihe, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 和平区 | Hé píng qū | Heping or Peace district (of many towns); Heping district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian… |
| 和平县 | Hé píng Xiàn | Heping, a county in Heyuan City 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 平和县 | Píng hé Xiàn | Pinghe, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 不和 | bù hé | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord |
| 南和区 | Nán hé Qū | Nanhe, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 新和县 | Xīn hé Xiàn | Xinhe, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 大和 | Dà hé | Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surnam… |
| 和县 | Hé Xiàn | He County or Hexian, a county in Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 不战不和 | bù zhàn bù hé | neither war nor peace |
| 中和 | Zhōng hé | Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 中和 | zhōng hé | to neutralize; to counteract; neutralization (chemistry) |
| 地和 | dì hú | (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw; (mah… |
| 天和 | tiān hú | (mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw; (mahj… |
| 民和县 | Mín hé Xiàn | see 民和回族土族自治縣|民和回族土族自治县[Min2 he2 Hui2 zu2 Tu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 和平主义 | hé píng zhǔ yì | pacifism |