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合

hé

HSK 4 Character

What 合 means

1. to close
2. to join
3. to fit
4. to be equal to
5. whole
6. together
7. round (in battle)
8. conjunction (astronomy)
9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
10. old variant of {盒|hé}

Other readings

合 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gě100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter,
• hévariant of {合|hé}

Example sentences

• 合上书。
  Close the book.
• 那符合逻辑。
  Nà fúhé luóji.
  That's logical.
• 他太不合群。
  Tā tài bù héqún.
  He is antisocial.
• 绿色适合你。
  Green suits you.
• 真是个巧合！
  What a coincidence!
• 价钱很合理。
  The price is reasonable.

Words starting with 合

• 合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
• 合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
• 合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
• 合同hé tongcontract; agreement
• 合理hé lǐrational; reasonable; sensible; fair
• 合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate; legal
• 合影hé yǐnggroup photo; to take a group photo
• 合并hé bìngto merge; to annex
• 合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute; compound
• 合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform to
• 合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership
• 合算hé suànworthwhile; to be a good deal; to be a bargain
• 合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)
• 合计hé jìto add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider
• 合资hé zījoint venture
• 合唱hé chàngchorus; to chorus
• 合上hé shàngto close (box, book, mouth etc)
• 合约hé yuēcontract; agreement
• 合一hé yīto unite
• 合作社hé zuò shècooperative; workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc
• 合法性hé fǎ xìnglegitimacy
• 合着hé zhe(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all
• 合理性hé lǐ xìngreason; rationality; rationale
• 合力hé lìto join forces; concerted effort; (physics) resultant force

Words containing 合

• 适合shì héto fit; to suit
• 符合fú héin accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement)…
• 集合jí héto gather; to assemble; (math) set
• 结合jié héto combine; to link; to integrate
• 综合zōng hécomprehensive; composite; synthesized
• 配合pèi hématching; fitting in with; compatible with
• 联合lián héto combine; to join; unite
• 组合zǔ héto assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation…
• 场合chǎng hésituation; occasion; context
• 混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
• 凑合còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by
• 磨合mó héto break in; to wear in
• 联合国Lián hé guóUnited Nations
• 融合róng héa mixture; an amalgam; fusion
• 整合zhěng héto conform; to integrate
• 不合bù héto not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with
• 巧合qiǎo hécoincidence; coincidental; to coincide
• 六合liù héthe six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe
• 百合bǎi hé(botany) lily; (anime/games; slang) yuri…
• 四合院sì hé yuàncourtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
• 复合fù hécomplex; compound; composite
• 综合性zōng hé xìngsynthesis
• 迎合yíng héto cater to; to pander to
• 回合huí héone of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two…

Characters that look like 合

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet…
• 全quánall; whole; entire
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 舌shétongue
• 佘Shésurname She

Sounds the same

Read hé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 和(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 河river; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way
• 何what; how; why
• 盒small box; case
• 核pit; stone; nucleus
• 阂obstruct
• 荷lotus
• 禾(bound form) grain plant; cereal crop
• 阖door; to close; whole
• 曷why; how; when
• 劾to impeach
• 涸to dry; to dry up