和谐
Old HSK 6
和谐 (héxié) · harmonious
和谐 (héxié) means “harmonious; harmony”. It is written with 2 characters: 和 (and) + 谐 (to joke). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 和谐 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)
谐 xié · to joke
What 谐 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 皆jiē — all
- 比bǐ — to compare
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 比bǐ — to compare
Example sentences
这幅画的颜色很和谐。Zhè fú huà de yánsè hěn héxié.The colors in this painting are very harmonious.
人与自然要和谐相处。Rén yǔ zìrán yào héxié xiāngchǔ.People and nature should live in harmony.
Questions about 和谐
What does 和谐 mean?
和谐 (héxié) means “harmonious; harmony”.
How do you pronounce 和谐?
和谐 is pronounced héxié.
Which HSK level is 和谐?
和谐 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和蔼hé'ǎikind
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 和睦hémùharmonious
- 和气héqifriendly
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
Learn 和谐 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.