Chinese symbol for “whence”
何处
hé chù
Traditional: 何處
whence; where
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whence is 何处 (hé chù), defined as: whence; where.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “whence”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 何处.
| 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 |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 处于 (處於) | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 到处 (到處) | dào chù | everywhere |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.