to congratulate; to celebrate
Animated Stroke Order 贺
Stroke Order Diagrams 贺

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HSK Vocabulary: 贺
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 贺 is used in context
1
dà大
jiā家
fēn纷
fēn纷
qián前
lái来
hè贺
xǐ喜
tā他
men们
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
。
Everyone came to congratulate them on their wedding.
2
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yì一
zhāng张
hè贺
kǎ卡
sòng送
gěi给
péng朋
yǒu友
。
I bought a greeting card for my friend.
3
wǒ我
men们
zhù祝
hè贺
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
qǔ取
dé得
le了
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。
We congratulate him on his good exam results.
4
wǒ我
zhù祝
hè贺
nǐ你
。
I congratulate you.
5
wǒ我
men们
zhù祝
hè贺
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
chéng成
gōng功
。
We congratulate him on his successful exam.
6
péng朋
yǒu友
men们
dōu都
lái来
zhù祝
hè贺
tā他
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
xīn新
gōng工
zuò作
。
All his friends came to congratulate him on finding a new job.
7
wǒ我
men们
qìng庆
hè贺
xīn新
nián年
。
We celebrate the New Year.
8
péng朋
yǒu友
men们
jù聚
zài在
yì一
qǐ起
qìng庆
hè贺
tā他
de的
shēng生
rì日
。
Friends gathered together to celebrate his birthday.
9
gōng公
sī司
jǔ举
bàn办
le了
yī一
cháng场
shèng盛
dà大
de的
wǎn晚
huì会
lái来
qìng庆
hè贺
chéng成
lì立
shí十
zhōu周
nián年
。
The company held a grand party to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
10
wǒ我
xiě写
le了
yī一
fēng封
hè贺
xìn信
。
I wrote a congratulatory letter.
Information
Traditional賀
Radical贝
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1039
Zhuyinㄏㄜˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D3A
CangjieKRBUC
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality