祝贺
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
祝贺 (zhùhè) · to congratulate
祝贺 (zhùhè) means “to congratulate; congratulations”. It is written with 2 characters: 祝 (to wish) + 贺 (to congratulate). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 祝贺 is built
The characters
祝 zhù · to wish
What 祝 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A person 兄 praying before an altar 礻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
贺 hè · to congratulate
What 贺 is made of
- 加jiā — to add to
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
祝贺你考上了大学！Zhùhè nǐ kǎo shàng le dàxué!Congratulations on getting into university!
我们应该怎么祝贺他？Wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme zhùhè tā?How should we congratulate him?
Questions about 祝贺
What does 祝贺 mean?
祝贺 (zhùhè) means “to congratulate; congratulations”.
How do you pronounce 祝贺?
祝贺 is pronounced zhùhè.
Which HSK level is 祝贺?
祝贺 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 祝贺 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.