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和睦

hémù

harmonious; on friendly terms

A three-generation family around a round table
Memory picture

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

睦 mù

Strokes
13
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
目 eye 坴 a clod of earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 睦

Example phrases

  • 社区治理若缺乏公平机制,邻里和睦很容易被小纠纷破坏。 Shèqū zhìlǐ ruò quēfá gōngpíng jīzhì, línlǐ hémù hěn róngyì bèi xiǎo jiūfēn pòhuài. If community governance lacks fair mechanisms, neighbourhood harmony can easily be damaged by small disputes.
  • 他们一家人相处得很和睦,从不大声吵架。 Tāmen yì jiā rén xiāngchǔ de hěn hémù, cóng bù dàshēng chǎojià. Their family gets along harmoniously and never argues loudly.
  • 我们和邻居和睦相处了十几年。 Wǒmen hé línjū hémù xiāngchǔ le shí jǐ nián. We have lived on friendly terms with our neighbours for over ten years.

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