和

HSK 1#7 by frequencyradical 口

Hé["cc","p","v","qv","g","n"]

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; harmonious

huò

to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

huó

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]

hè

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others

hú

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

Examples

和我握手。

Shake my hand.

和你闲聊。

I am chatting with you.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.