曷 - hé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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曷

hé

Definition

why
how
when
what
where

Character Decomposition

Compounds (27)

to drink

to shout loudly

kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth

揭

jiē

to tear off; to take off; to uncover; to lift (the lid...); to take the lid off; to expose; to show up; to bring to light; to unmask; to proclaim

歇

xiē

to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while

thirsty

brown; dark color; gray color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [he2]

to exhaust

Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse

謁

yè

to visit (a superior)

遏

to restrain; to check; to hold back

羯

jié

ram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin

羯

Jié

Jie people, originally a branch of the Tokhara 月支; also general term for non-Han people

forceful; martial

stone tablet

buskin; name of a tribe; turban

to leave; to abandon

a peg; tally; score

short-snout dog

see 藒車

spoiled; sour; moldy

great array of spears and chariots

堨

dam; to stop; check

鶡

hé

crossbill; long-tailed pheasant

to desire

hot

frightened; terrified

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