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和谐

héxié

harmonious

Three people of different ages share tea on a bench
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Characters in this word

和 hé

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

谐 xié

Strokes
11
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 皆 all, every, everybody
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 谐

Example phrases

  • 一个和谐的社区并不意味着没有分歧,而是人们愿意通过协商解决冲突。 Yí gè héxié de shèqū bìng bù yìwèizhe méiyǒu fēnqí, ér shì rénmen yuànyì tōngguò xiéshāng jiějué chōngtū. A harmonious community does not mean there are no disagreements, but that people are willing to resolve conflicts through consultation.
  • 几种乐器的声音配合得很和谐。 Jǐ zhǒng yuèqì de shēngyīn pèihé de hěn héxié. The sounds of the several instruments blend together very harmoniously.
  • 邻居们相处得很和谐,从来没有吵过架。 Línjūmen xiāngchǔ de hěn héxié, cónglái méiyǒu chǎo guo jià. The neighbours get along harmoniously and have never had a quarrel.

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