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荷
hé
1. lotus
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

荷
hé
lotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland
10 丶

Compound Words (20)

担荷
dānhè
to shoulder a burden
荷包
hébāo
small bag
荷泽
Hézé
Lotus marsh (used in place names)
荷花
héhuā
lotus
荷兰
Hélán
Holland
荷重
hèzhòng
weight load
荷马
Hémǎ
Homer
薄荷
bòhe
field mint
蘘荷
ránghé
myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga)
负荷
fùhè
load
载荷
zàihè
load
重荷
zhònghè
heavy load
电荷
diànhè
electric charge
北荷兰
BěiHélán
North Holland
南荷兰
NánHélán
South Holland
爱荷华
Àihéhuá
Iowa, US state (Tw)
爱达荷
Àidáhé
Idaho, US state
玉荷包
yùhébāo
jade purse, a cultivar of lychee
圣荷西
ShèngHéxī
San Jose
荷包蛋
hébāodàn
poached egg

Alternate Entries

荷
Hé
Holland / the Netherlands / abbr. for [[荷蘭|荷兰<Hélán>]]
荷
hè
to carry on one's shoulder or back / burden / responsibility

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,426
Word Frequency Rank
1,916 of 84,292

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