和 (wo4 wo6 wu2 | he2 he4 hu2 han4) : gentle; harmony; peace; draw; and; sum

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和

wo4 wo6 wu2

he2 he4 hu2 han4

[粵] wo4 | [國] he2 | [台] han4
[1] [adj] gentle; mild; calm
[2] [adj] harmonious; on good terms
[3] [v] make peace; cease fighting
[4] [v] draw; tie (a match, game, etc)
[5] [conj, prep] and; with; to; as
[6] [n] sum; aggregate; gross | [ant] 差
[7] [n] Japan; Japanese

[粵] wo6 | [國] he4
[v] sing along with others; echo what others say

[粵] wu2 | [國] hu2
[n] winning hand in mahjong or card games

As [粵] wu2 | [國] hu2, often (erroneously) written as 胡, 湖, 糊, 餬

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

和

Don't confuse with:
知

This word has been viewed 28175 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2016 06:46

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隨和 ceoi4 wo4 sui2 he2 = amiable; easy-going; obliging

和平 wo4 ping4 he2 ping2 = peace

共和 gung6 wo4 gong4 he2 = republican, republicanism, republic; (placename) Kung Wo

共和國 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gong4 he2 guo2 = republic

和諧 wo4 haai4 he2 xie2 = harmonious, harmony; melodious

和事佬 wo4 si6 lou2 = a peacemaker 粵

共和黨 gung6 wo4 dong2 gong4 he2 dang3 = the republican party

中華人民共和國 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 = The People's Republic of China

飽和 baau2 wo4 bao3 he2 = saturation

柔和 jau4 wo4 rou2 he2 = gentle; soft
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Showing 1 example containing 和

中華人民共和國萬歲，萬萬歲！
Long live the People's Republic of China!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 和
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