Meaning
and; together with; with; peace; harmony; union
Chinese: 表示并列、共同或和谐。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “he” becomes a different word in each tone. 和 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
- 和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
- 暖和nuǎn huowarm; nice and warm
- 温和wēn hémild; gentle; moderate
- 和谐hé xiéharmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
- 共和国gòng hé guórepublic
Example Sentence
我和朋友一起看电影。Wǒ hé péng you yì qǐ kàn diàn yǐng.I watched a movie with my friend.
我WǒI和héand朋友péng youfriend一起yì qǐ(in) the same place看kànto look after电影diàn yǐngmovie。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Grain (禾) beside a mouth (口): mouths fed by grain live in peace — ‘harmony, gentle, and, with’.
A way to remember it
Grain (禾) for every mouth (口) — harmony.
Easy to confuse with
- 种‘Kind / seed’: also has the grain radical 禾, but paired with 中.