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曷

hé

Character

What 曷 means

1. why
2. how
3. when
4. what
5. where

Characters built on 日

These share the phonetic component 日 (rì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 曳yèto drag; to pull; Taiwan pr. yì
• 晔yèbright light; to sparkle
• 昃zèafternoon; decline

Characters that look like 曷

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

• 易yìeasy; amiable; to change
• 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous
• 屑xièbits; fragments; crumbs
• 莓méi(bound form) berry (e.g. strawberry, blackberry, loganberry)
• 晏yànlate; quiet
• 莠yǒuSetaria viridis; vicious

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
• 合to close; to join; to fit
• 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
• 劾to impeach
• 涸to dry; to dry up