和 (hé): And — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 和

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2.

Readings & Meanings

和has 3 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

hé

and

conj./prep.HSK 1

and

preposition, conjunctionHSK 3.0 · L1

harmonious; gentle; mild

adjective

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 和

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

和

禾grain

口mouth

和=

5.

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6.

How to Use 和

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 和 works in context.

Connecting nouns with

Use 和 between nouns or noun phrases to mean 'and'.

A

+

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 和

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 4

nuǎn暖

huo

8.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 和 is used in context

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

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HSK 3.0 · L7-9

禾grain

+口mouth

The mouth (口) harmonizes with grain (禾) — peace or blending together smoothly.

和

+

B

A and B

p

e

r

s

o

n

+

和

+

p

e

r

s

o

n

person and person

n

o

u

n

+

和

+

n

o

u

n

noun and noun

和

warm

HSK 5

hé和

píng平

peace; mild

HSK 6

hé和

qi气

gentle; kind; polite

HSK 6

hé和

mù睦

harmony; amity

HSK 6

hé和

ǎi蔼

kindly; affable; amiable

HSK 6

hé和

jiě解

compromise; conciliate; reconcile

nuǎn

暖

huo和

。

Today's weather is very warm.

quán全

shì世

jiè界

rén人

mín民

dōu都

kě渴

wàng望

hé和

píng平

。

People all over the world yearn for peace.

jiā家

tíng庭

chéng成

yuán员

zhī之

jiān间

yào要

bǎo保

chí持

hé和

xié谐

。

Family members should maintain harmony.

wǒ我

hé和

péng朋

you友

yī一

qǐ起

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

。

I go to the park with my friend.

māo猫

hé和

gǒu狗

dōu都

shì是

dòng动

wù物

。

Cats and dogs are both animals.

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