合
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to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 合
- Common rank
- #77
- Unicode
- U+5408
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 合 is formed
How to remember it
fit · Heisig RSH #262
meeting + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 合
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天人合一 | oneness of heaven and humanity; the theory that man is an integral part of nature | |
| 合水县 | Heshui, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 合山市 | Heshan, a county-level city in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 大开大合 | (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging | |
| 不合 | to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out | |
| 合子 | zygote (biology) | |
| 合子 | pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables) | |
| 合一 | to unite | |
| 拉合尔 | Lahore (city in Pakistan) | |
| 合山 | see 合山市[He2 shan1 Shi4] | |
| 合水 | see 合水縣|合水县[He2 shui3 Xian4] | |
| 水合 | hydration reaction | |
| 不合法 | illegal | |
| 合心 | acting together; to one's liking | |
| 三合一 | three in one; triple | |
| 有机化合物 | organic compound | |
| 水合物 | hydrate; hydrated compound | |
| 不合理 | unreasonable | |
| 合家 | whole family; entire household | |
| 合法性 | legitimacy |
Sound family
These characters use 合 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合 sound part | to combine, to join, to unite; to gather | |
| 哈 | the sound of laughter | |
| 拿 | to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take | |
| 给 | to give, to lend; for, by | |
| 盒 | small box or case; casket | |
| 鸽 | pigeon, dove; Columba species (various) | |
| 恰 | just, exactly, precisely; proper | |
| 蛤 | clam | |
| 颌 | mouth; jaw | |
| 龛 | niche, shrine | |
| 峇 | cave, cavern | |
| 袷 | lined garment | |
| 荅 | to answer; small bean; thick, heavy | |
| 饸 | buckwheat or sorghum noodles | |
| 耠 | to dig, to till | |
| 铪 | hafnium |