What does 和 mean in Chinese?

和 (hé) means "and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with"" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 和?

和 is pronounced "hé" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 和?

和 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 和?

Common words with 和 include 不和 (not to get along well), 中和 (Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan), 中和 (to neutralize), 七和弦 (seventh (musical cord)), 三和弦 (triad).

How do you write 和?

和 has 8 strokes. Its radical is 口. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

和 (hé), and

和

hé

and; together with; with; sum

HSK 18 strokes

Character Breakdown

和 = 禾 + 口

Grain by the mouth — peace and harmony

Radical: 口 (no. 30)Strokes: 8

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Definitions

and
together with
with
sum
union
peace
harmony
Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with"

Example Sentences

你和我一起去。

Nǐ hé wǒ yìqǐ qù

You and I go together

Words Containing 和

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不和	bù hé	not to get along well	HSK 6
中和	Zhōng hé	Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
中和	zhōng hé	to neutralize
七和弦	qī hé xián	seventh (musical cord)
三和弦	sān hé xián	triad
不调和	bù tiáo hé	discord
不饱和	bù bǎo hé	unsaturated
中和剂	zhōng hé jì	neutralizing agent
中和市	Zhōng hé shì	Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
一唱一和	yī chàng yī hè	to echo one another (idiom)

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Related Words

出入平安(chū rù píng ān)· lit. peace when you come or go

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一并(yī bìng)· variant of 一併|一并, to lump together

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Grammar Notes

Same As (跟...一样)HSK 2

A 跟/和 B 一样 (+ Adjective)

Serial Verb ConstructionHSK 4

Subject + Verb1 (+ Object1) + Verb2 (+ Object2)

Compared With (相比)HSK 4

跟/和/与 + A + 相比, B + Comment

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 1

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