HSK 1 · Particles

和 hé “and” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 和 means

and, with
(joining two nouns) and
together with
(maths.) sum
to make peace

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

(sports) to draw
to tie
(bound form) harmonious
(bound form) Japan
Japanese

How to say 和

和hé2nd tone, rising

和 in a sentence

你的问题和我的一样。
Nǐ de wèntí hé wǒ de yíyàng.
Your problem is the same as mine.
Sentence #784502 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
我儿子现在和我一样高了。
Wǒ érzi xiànzài hé wǒ yíyàng gāo le.
My son is now as tall as I am.
Sentence #397550 from Tatoeba
你希望我们和你一起去吗？
Nǐ xīwàng wǒmen hé nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?
Do you want us to go with you?
Sentence #10734455 from Tatoeba

How 和 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 和 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour

和héand; together with; with

禾grain · héSound part
口mouth · kǒuMeaning part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 禾 (hé) hints at the sound. Compare it with hé.

How to write 和

和 8 strokes

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和 (hé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 和 (hé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 和

Words with 和

暖和nuǎnhuo · warm 和平hépíng · peace 附和fùhè · to echo (someone’s views)缓和huǎnhé · to ease 调和tiáohé · to reconcile 和蔼hé'ǎi · kindly 和睦hémù · harmonious 和气héqi · friendly 和谐héxié · harmonious 柔和róuhé · soft

More words: Particles & Connectors

不bù · no 都dōu · all 很hěn · very 太tài · too 吧ba · suggestion particle 比bǐ · compared to 得de · particle linking a verb to how it is done (e.g. 跑得快离lí · away from

FAQs

What does 和 mean in English?

和 (hé) means “and, with” or “(joining two nouns) and”. It is an HSK 1 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.

How do you pronounce 和?

Say it hé: hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 和 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 和 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 和 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type he with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 和 from the suggestions. Typing he into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 和?

和 is an HSK 1 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.