何 — Chinese character
何
hé
what, why, where, which, how
- Pinyin
- hé
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 亻 可
- Japanese
- 何 as a kanji
Common words with 何
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如何 | rú hé | how; what way |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 为何 (為何) | wèi hé | why |
| 何时 (何時) | hé shí | when |
| 无论如何 (無論如何) | wú lùn rú hé | (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means |
| 何处 (何處) | hé chù | whence; where |
| 几何 (幾何) | jǐ hé | geometry; (literary) how much |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need; why should |
| 何况 (何況) | hé kuàng | let alone; to say nothing of |
| 何在 | hé zài | where?; what place? |
| 何不 | hé bù | why not?; why not do (sth)? |
| 何以 | hé yǐ | (literary) why; how |
English words written with 何
何 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 14 · Analects 118 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 199 · Zhuangzi 286 · Great Learning 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 21
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
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