Character Familiesleft / right

和hé, hè, huó, huò, hú

and; with; peaceful; harmonious; gentle; mild

和 is hé for and/peace; other readings are tied to responding, kneading, mixing, or mahjong.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

left / right · 和

WHOLE CHARACTER

and; with; peaceful; harmonious; gentle; mild

和 is hé for and/peace; other readings are tied to responding, kneading, mixing, or mahjong.

SOUND SIDE

standing grain

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 和: sound side ZDIC records 禾 as the sound side; 禾 hé and 和 hé share the same modern reading.

MOUTH MEANING SIDE

mouth; opening

Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.

In 和: mouth meaning side ZDIC records the mouth side as the meaning clue.

héTone 2

hèTone 4

huóTone 2

huòTone 4

húTone 2

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

问 wèn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 和.

回 huí — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 和.

品 pǐn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 和.

赢 yíng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 和.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 73dfffc5d2f7882fbb29ef098b318998e7b47449b69e5748f099e73c79c69033. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:27.000Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.