和 — Chinese character
和
hé
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
- Pinyin
- hé
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 禾 口
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 禾
- Japanese
- 和 as a kanji
Common words with 和
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 和谐 (和諧) | hé xié | harmonious; harmony |
| 和尚 | hé shang | Buddhist monk |
| 共和 | gòng hé | republic; republicanism |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn hé | mild; gentle |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn huo | lukewarm |
| 和解 | hé jiě | to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile |
| 缓和 (緩和) | huǎn hé | to ease (tension); to alleviate |
| 总和 (總和) | zǒng hé | sum |
| 平和 | píng hé | gentle; mild |
| 和约 (和約) | hé yuē | peace treaty |
English words written with 和
和 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 8 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 56 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 18
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 56
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 79
- Analects 1.12
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