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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 合

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 合

合 stroke order diagram

3.

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Top-Center-Bottom

合

亼to assemble

合=

4.

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5.

How to Use 合

Meet a standard or be suitable

When 合 is paired with an adjective or noun, it conveys the idea of meeting a certain standard or being suitable.

合格 • hé gé • qualified • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 合

合适 • hé shì • suitable

HSK 4

hé合

shì适

7.

Example Sentences

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

yòng用

hàn焊

jiē接

jì

Information

Pinyinhé

Meaningto close, to join, to combine

Strokes6

Radical口

Traditional郃

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#427

Zhuyinㄏㄜˊ

UnicodeU+5408

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亼to assemble

The lid (亼) covers the mouth (口), symbolizing joining or closing together.

hé合

gé格

qualified

适合 • shì hé • suitable for • HSK 4

HSK 4

shì适

hé合

suitable for

合法 • hé fǎ • legal; legitimate; rightful • HSK 5

HSK 5

hé合

fǎ法

legal; legitimate; rightful

Combine or work together

When 合 is paired with a verb or noun, it indicates combining, uniting, or collaborating.

合作 • hé zuò • cooperate; collaborate; work together • HSK 5

HSK 5

hé合

zuò作

cooperate; collaborate; work together

合同 • hé tong • agreement; contract • HSK 5

HSK 5

hé合

tong同

agreement; contract

结合 • jié hé • to combine; unite; integrate • HSK 5

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jié结

hé合

to combine; unite; integrate

suitable

符合 • fú hé • tally with; accord with

HSK 4

fú符

hé合

tally with; accord with

合影 • hé yǐng • group photo

HSK 5

hé合

yǐng影

group photo

合理 • hé lǐ • rational; reasonable; equitable

HSK 5

hé合

lǐ理

rational; reasonable; equitable

组合 • zǔ hé • make up; compose; constitute

HSK 5

zǔ组

hé合

make up; compose; constitute

综合 • zōng hé • synthesise; comprehensive; multiple

HSK 5

zōng综

hé合

synthesise; comprehensive; multiple

技

shù术

jiāng将

jīn金

shǔ属

guǎn管

jiē接

hé合

。

The engineer used welding technology to connect the metal pipes.

wǒ我

men们

zài在

chē车

zhàn站

huì会

hé合

。

We meet up at the station.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

hé合

zuò作

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

We need to cooperate to complete this project.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

shū书

hé合

shàng上

。

Please close the book.

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

hěn很

hé合

shì适

nǐ你

。

This piece of clothing is very suitable for you.

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Characters from the same exam level.

碎suìto break to pieces; smash; fragmentary
所suǒ[2nd syllable of many places]; [measure word for houses, buildings, institutions]
锁suǒlock
桃táopeach
套tàocover; case; set
替tìto substitute, replace, or take the place of

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Characters pronounced "he".

涸hédried up; exhausted, tired; dry
菏hériver in Shandong province
褐hècoarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
阖heclose; shut; whole
壑heravine; gorge; deep valley

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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