合 (hé)
to suit/to fit/to combine/to cooperate
How 合 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 人 — human
- Traditional
- 合
- Simplified
- 合 (unchanged)
合 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- gě
- 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
- hé
- to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to
Common words using 合
- 合不攏嘴 hébùlǒngzuǐ
- grinning from ear to ear; mouth agape; gobsmacked
- 合作 hézuò
- to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
- 合家 héjiā
- whole family; entire household
- 合影 héyǐng
- joint photo; group photo
- 合照 hézhào
- to pose for a photo
- 合理 hélǐ
- rational; reasonable; fair
- 合適 héshì
- suitable; fitting; decent
- 回合 huíhé
- round (of negotiations); bout (of sporting competition, boxing match, confrontation etc); rally (in volley-ball, tennis etc)
- 志同道合 zhìtóngdàohé
- like-minded; fellow enthusiast; kindred spirit
- 符合 fúhé
- in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with
- 組合 zǔhé
- to assemble; combination; combinatorial
- 結合 jiéhé
- to combine; to link; to integrate
合 in a sentence
這件衣服的大小很合身。
Zhè jiàn yīfú de dàxiǎo hěn héshēn.
“The size of these clothes fits very well.”
How common is 合?
合 is the 171st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 52.6% of all running text.
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