和蔼
Old HSK 6
和蔼 (hé'ǎi) · kind
和蔼 (hé'ǎi) means “kind; amiable; gentle”. It is written with 2 characters: 和 (and) + 蔼 (lush). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 和蔼 is built
The characters
和 hé · and
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)
蔼 ǎi · lush
What 蔼 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 谒yè — to visit
- 讠yán — speech
- 曷hé — what
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
我们的校长非常和蔼。Wǒmen de xiàozhǎng fēicháng hé'ǎi.Our principal is very kind.
老人和蔼地对我笑了笑。Lǎorén hé'ǎi de duì wǒ xiào le xiào.The old man smiled at me kindly.
Questions about 和蔼
What does 和蔼 mean?
和蔼 (hé'ǎi) means “kind; amiable; gentle”.
How do you pronounce 和蔼?
和蔼 is pronounced hé'ǎi.
Which HSK level is 和蔼?
和蔼 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 和睦hémùharmonious
- 和气héqifriendly
- 和谐héxiéharmonious
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
Learn 和蔼 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.