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Animated Stroke Order 贺

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How to write 贺 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 贺

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3.

Character Breakdown

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贺

贺=加to add+贝shell/money

The character merges '加' (jiā, to add) and '贝' (bèi, gift/money), symbolizing the act of giving gifts to congratulate or celebrate.

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5.

How to Use 贺

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

Verb compounds meaning 'to congratulate'

The character forms verbs that express the action of congratulating or celebrating.

祝贺 • zhù hè • to congratulate • HSK 4

HSK 4

zhù祝

hè贺

to congratulate

庆贺 • qìng hè • Congratulate / Celebrate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qìng庆

hè贺

Congratulate / Celebrate

Noun compounds meaning 'congratulatory item'

The character combines with nouns to form words for things used to convey congratulations.

贺信 • hè xìn • Congratulatory letter • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hè贺

xìn

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Example Sentences

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

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.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yì一

zhāng张

hè贺

kǎ卡

sòng送

gěi

wǒ我

men们

zhù祝

hè贺

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

qǔ取

dé

Information

Pinyinhè

Meaningto congratulate

Strokes9

Radical贝

Traditional賀

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Frequency#1039

Zhuyinㄏㄜˋ

UnicodeU+8D3A

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Congratulatory letter

贺电 • hè diàn • Congratulatory telegram • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hè贺

diàn电

Congratulatory telegram

给

péng朋

yǒu友

。

I bought a greeting card for my friend.

得

le了

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

We congratulate him on getting good results in the exam.

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