荷 (ho4 ho6 | he2 he4) : lotus; Holland; carry; grateful

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荷

ho4 ho6

he2 he4

[粵] ho4 [國] he2
[1] [n] lotus; water lily | [synonym] 蓮
[2] [n] Holland; the Netherlands

[粵] ho6 [國] he4
[1] [v] carry on one's shoulder or back
[2] [adj] grateful; obliged; appreciated

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

荷

Don't confuse with:
可何司

This word has been viewed 9196 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Mar 2014 01:31

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荷包 ho4 baau1 he2 bao1 = purse; wallet; (placename) Ho Pao

荷葉 ho4 jip6 = lotus leaf

薄荷糖 bok6 ho4 tong4*2 = mint candy; peppermint candy

薄荷 bok6 ho4 bo4 he2 = mint; peppermint

荷包蛋 ho4 baau1 daan6*2 he2 bao1 dan4 = folded fried egg

荷花 ho4 faa1 he2 hua1 = lotus

荷蘭 ho4 laan4*1 he2 lan2 = The Netherlands (Holland)

負荷 fu6 ho6 = bear; borne; load; onus

荷蘭豆 ho4 laan4*1 dau6*2 he2 lan2 dou4 = snow peas

打荷包 daa2 ho4 baau1 = to pick pockets (or have one's picked)
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Showing 1 example containing 荷

死咯，唔見咗我嘅荷包！粵
Oh no! I can't find my wallet!

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Decimal representation of this word: 荷
Unicode code for this character: U+8377 (off-site link)

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