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菏 (hé): River in Shandong province — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 菏

菏水 • Héshuǐ • He River (ancient river in Shandong)

Hé菏

shuǐ水

He River (ancient river in Shandong)

菏泽 • Hézé • Heze (city in Shandong province)

Hé菏

zé泽

Heze (city in Shandong province)

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Example Sentences

Wǒ我

péng朋

you友

lái来

zì自

Hé菏

zé泽

。

My friend is from Heze.

Hé菏

shuǐ水

shì是

gǔ古

dài代

Shān山

dōng东

dì地

qū

Hé菏

zé泽

shì是

Shān山

dōng东

shěng省

de的

yī一

gè

Information

Pinyinhé

Meaningriver in Shandong province

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Radical艹

Traditional—

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Zhuyinㄏㄜˊ

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区

de的

yī一

tiáo条

zhòng重

yào要

hé河

liú流

。

The He River was an important river in the ancient Shandong region.

个

chéng城

shì市

。

Heze is a city in Shandong province.

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Characters pronounced "he".

涸hédried up; exhausted, tired; dry
褐hècoarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
阖heclose; shut; whole
壑heravine; gorge; deep valley
贺hèto congratulate; to celebrate

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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