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和

Mandarin · pinyin hé#

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
(math.) sum
to make peace
(sports) to draw; to tie
(bound form) harmonious
(bound form) Japan; Japanese

Mandarin · pinyin hè#

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
to join in the singing
to chime in with others

Mandarin · pinyin hú#

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

Mandarin · pinyin huó#

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
Taiwan pr. huò

Mandarin · pinyin huò#

to mix (ingredients) together
to blend
classifier for rinses of clothes
classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

Mandarin · pinyin Hé#

surname He

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和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

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2 · he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo3 · wo4 · wo6 · wu4

Cantonese word readings for 和. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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peaceful; harmonious
gentle; kind
warm; temperate
sum; total
to make peace; to become reconciled
(sports) to tie
(music) An ancient mouth organ similar to the sheng, but smaller; no longer used.
Japanese
a surname, He

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and
with

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to make sounds in concert with; to echo

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to mix with water to make something stick together; to knead

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to mix (usually substances in powder or grain form)
to add water to make something less thick
Classifier for the number of rinses when washing clothes.
Classifier for the number of times a dose of traditional Chinese medicine is boiled.

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(mahjong) to have a winning hand

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm

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