Chinese word dictionary

和善

hé shàn · good-natured

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Word information

Simplified和善

Traditional和善

Pinyinhé shàn

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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和hé

harmony, peace; calm, peaceful

善shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

How to learn 和善

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Words with the same characters

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和hé

old variant of 和

和hé

(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; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]); old variant of 和[he2]; surname He

暖和nuǎnhuo

warm; nice and warm

改善gǎishàn

to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]

善良shànliáng

good and honest; kindhearted

善于shànyú

to be good at; to be adept at