Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

nuclear; atomic; stone (of fruit)

Chinese: 石头、水果。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “he” becomes a different word in each tone. 核 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 核心hé xīncore; nucleus
  • 考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on; to assess; to review
  • 核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
  • 核实hé shíto verify; to check
  • 审核shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly

Example Sentence

苹果核里有几颗种子。Píng guǒ hé lǐ yǒu jǐ kē zhǒng zi.There are a few seeds in the apple core.

苹果核Píng guǒ héapple coreinsideyǒuto havesmall table(measure word for small sp种子zhǒng ziseed