和
5 readings · tap one to hear it
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 和
- Common rank
- #168
- Unicode
- U+548C
Sound it out + = · + = · + = · + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 和
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天时地利人和 | the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time t… | |
| 地利人和 | favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfi… | |
| 中和市 | Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 心平气和 | tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress | |
| 西和县 | Xihe, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 和平区 | Heping or Peace district (of many towns); Heping district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian… | |
| 和平县 | Heping, a county in Heyuan City 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 平和县 | Pinghe, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 不和 | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord | |
| 南和区 | Nanhe, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 新和县 | Xinhe, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang | |
| 大和 | Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surnam… | |
| 和县 | He County or Hexian, a county in Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 不战不和 | neither war nor peace | |
| 中和 | Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 中和 | to neutralize; to counteract; neutralization (chemistry) | |
| 地和 | (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw; (mah… | |
| 天和 | (mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw; (mahj… | |
| 民和县 | see 民和回族土族自治縣|民和回族土族自治县[Min2 he2 Hui2 zu2 Tu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 和平主义 | pacifism |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 禾 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禾 sound part | cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk | |
| 麇 | hornless deer; to collect; to band together | |
| 藒 | an aromatic herb | |
| 嵇 | a mountain in Henan; surname |