和

和 in English

hé preposition, conjunction, adjective HSK 1: (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
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
huó: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
huò: to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
hú: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

Measure word

个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
次 cì next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard... attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 和 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 和

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Bronze script 戰國晚期.晉
Clerical script 東漢
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Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

“这”和“那”有什么区别？

What is the difference between this and that?
「&」这个符号是「和」的意思。

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12月份巴厘岛极其炎热和潮湿。

It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
1978年中国和日本签署了和平条约。

In 1978 a peace treaty was concluded between Japan and China.
A和B的区别是什么呢？

What is the difference between A and B?
Bill和他的弟弟完全不同。

Bill and his younger brother are nothing alike.
Jim 和 Ron 跑得一样快。

Jim runs as fast as Ron.
John和我的兄弟同岁。

John is as old as my brother.

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