Meaning
lotus; peppermint; to carry burden
Chinese: 荷花；也表示承受、负担。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “he” becomes a different word in each tone. 荷 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
- 荷花hé huālotus
- 是荷shì hé(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged
- 荷重hè zhòngweight load; load capacity
- 重荷zhòng hèheavy load; heavy burden
- 电荷diàn hèelectric charge
Example Sentence
池塘里的荷花开了。Chí táng lǐ de hé huā kāi le.The lotus flowers in the pond have bloomed.
池塘Chí tángpool里lǐinside的deof荷花hé huālotus开kāito open (transitive or int了le(completed action)。