贺 hè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
贺信
hèxìn
congratulatory letter
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 学会成立三十周年之际，海外分会纷纷发来贺信。 Xuéhuì chénglì sānshí zhōunián zhī jì, hǎiwài fēnhuì fēnfēn fā lái hèxìn. On the thirtieth anniversary of the society's founding, overseas branches sent congratulatory letters one after another.
- 校长给毕业的学生们写了一封贺信。 Xiàozhǎng gěi bìyè de xuéshengmen xiě le yì fēng hèxìn. The principal wrote a letter of congratulations to the graduating students.
- 我收到了朋友寄来的贺信，里面还夹着一张照片。 Wǒ shōudào le péngyou jì lái de hèxìn, lǐmiàn hái jiā zhe yì zhāng zhàopiàn. I received a congratulatory letter from my friend with a photo tucked inside.
Related words
- 贺卡 hèkǎ greeting card
- 祝贺 zhùhè to congratulate
- 贺电 hèdiàn congratulatory message (sent by cable)
- 庆贺 qìnghè to congratulate; to celebrate
- 短信 duǎnxìn text message
- 相信 xiāngxìn to believe; to trust
- 信 xìn letter
- 信号 xìnhào signal
- 信息 xìnxī information; message
- 信心 xìnxīn confidence
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
- 通信 tōngxìn communication; to correspond