和
和 (hé) means “and”. It is made of 禾 + 口 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 和 into its parts
What 和 is made of
- 禾 hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
和 stroke order
Example sentences
我和小明是同学。Wǒ hé Xiǎomíng shì tóngxué.Xiaoming and I are classmates.
我要米饭和鸡蛋。Wǒ yào mǐfàn hé jīdàn.I'd like rice and eggs.
Words with 和
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和蔼hé'ǎikind
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 和睦hémùharmonious
- 和气héqifriendly
- 和谐héxiéharmonious
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
- 柔和róuhésoft
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 温和wēnhémild
- 总和zǒnghésum
Also built with 禾
- 乘chéngto ride (a vehicle)
- 利lìgains
- 委wěito appoint
- 季jìseason
- 秀xiùelegant
- 私sīpersonal
- 秃tūbald
- 秋qiūautumn
- 种zhǒngkind
- 科kēsubject
- 秒miǎosecond (of time)
- 秘mìsecret
Quick facts
| Pinyin | hé |
|---|---|
| Meaning | and; with |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 和
What does 和 mean?
和 (hé) means “and; with”.
How many strokes does 和 have?
和 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 和?
The radical of 和 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 和?
和 is made of 禾 (cereal) and 口 (mouth).
Which HSK level is 和?
和 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 和 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.