Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “he”
37 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
hē
2
Second tone
hé
和
hé
合harmony, peace
8 strokes · HSK 2.0 L1hé
河to combine, to join, to unite
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5hé
盒river, stream
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3hé
核small box or case
11 strokeshé
禾core, kernel
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9hé
何cereal, grain, rice
5 strokeshé
劾what, why, where, which, how
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9hé
曷to look into
8 strokeshé
阂what, why, where, which, how
9 strokeshé
饸separated, blocked
9 strokeshé
盍buckwheat or sorghum noodles
9 strokeshé
荷what? why not?
10 strokeshé
涸lotus, water lily
10 strokeshé
菏tired, exhausted
11 strokeshé
蚵a river in Shandong province
11 strokeshé
颌oyster
11 strokeshé
阖mouth
12 strokeshé
閡to close
13 strokeshé
餄separated, blocked
14 strokeshé
㕡buckwheat or sorghum noodles
14 strokeshé
頜gully, pool
14 strokeshé
翮mouth
15 strokeshé
闔quill, feather stem
16 strokeshé
覈to close
18 strokeshé
to investigate, to examine
19 strokes4
Fourth tone
hè
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