核 — Chinese character
核
hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
- Pinyin
- hé
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 木 亥
- Formation
- pictophonetic — tree; meaning component 木; sound component 亥
- Japanese
- 核 as a kanji
Common words with 核
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine; to check up on |
| 审核 (審核) | shěn hé | to audit; to investigate thoroughly |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon |
| 核准 | hé zhǔn | to authorize; to investigate then ratify |
| 核电 (核電) | hé diàn | nuclear power |
| 核实 (核實) | hé shí | to verify; to check |
| 核武 | hé wǔ | nuclear weapon |
| 核电站 (核電站) | hé diàn zhàn | nuclear power plant |
| 核弹 (核彈) | hé dàn | nuclear bomb |
| 内核 (內核) | nèi hé | core (of a fruit); (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc) |
| 核能 | hé néng | nuclear energy |
English words written with 核
核 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.