合
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to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #77 U+5408
How 合 is formed
How to remember it
fit · Heisig RSH #262
meeting + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 合 as their sound component
These characters all use 合 (hé) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合 sound component | hé | to combine, to join, to unite; to gather |
| 哈 | hā | the sound of laughter |
| 拿 | ná | to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take |
| 给 | gěi | to give, to lend; for, by |
| 盒 | hé | small box or case; casket |
| 鸽 | gē | pigeon, dove; Columba species (various) |
| 恰 | qià | just, exactly, precisely; proper |
| 蛤 | gé | clam |
| 颌 | hé | mouth; jaw |
| 龛 | kān | niche, shrine |
| 峇 | bā | cave, cavern |
| 袷 | jiá | lined garment |
| 荅 | dá | to answer; small bean; thick, heavy |
| 饸 | hé | buckwheat or sorghum noodles |
| 耠 | huō | to dig, to till |
| 铪 | hā | hafnium |
Words containing 合
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天人合一 | tiān rén hé yī | oneness of heaven and humanity; the theory that man is an integral part of nature |
| 合水县 | Hé shuǐ Xiàn | Heshui, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 合山市 | Hé shān Shì | Heshan, a county-level city in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 大开大合 | dà kāi dà hé | (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging |
| 不合 | bù hé | to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out |
| 合子 | hé zǐ | zygote (biology) |
| 合子 | hé zi | pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables) |
| 合一 | hé yī | to unite |
| 拉合尔 | Lā hé ěr | Lahore (city in Pakistan) |
| 合山 | Hé shān | see 合山市[He2 shan1 Shi4] |
| 合水 | Hé shuǐ | see 合水縣|合水县[He2 shui3 Xian4] |
| 水合 | shuǐ hé | hydration reaction |
| 不合法 | bù hé fǎ | illegal |
| 合心 | hé xīn | acting together; to one's liking |
| 三合一 | sān hé yī | three in one; triple |
| 有机化合物 | yǒu jī huà hé wù | organic compound |
| 水合物 | shuǐ hé wù | hydrate; hydrated compound |
| 不合理 | bù hé lǐ | unreasonable |
| 合家 | hé jiā | whole family; entire household |
| 合法性 | hé fǎ xìng | legitimacy |