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贺
賀
hè
1. to congratulate
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

贺
hè
to congratulate; to send a present
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

恭贺
gōnghè
to congratulate respectfully
庆贺
qìnghè
to congratulate
敬贺
jìnghè
to offer one's congratulations (formal)
李贺
LǐHè
Li He (790-816), Tang poet and author of [[南园十三首]]
滋贺
Zīhè
Shiga prefecture in central Japan
祝贺
zhùhè
to congratulate
HSK 4
致贺
zhìhè
to congratulate
贺函
hèhán
letter of congratulations
贺卡
hèkǎ
greeting card
贺客
hèkè
guest (to a wedding etc)
贺州
Hèzhōu
Hezhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
贺年
hènián
see [[賀歲|贺岁<hèsuì>]]
贺朝
HèCháo
He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
贺岁
hèsuì
to extend New Year's greetings
贺礼
hèlǐ
congratulatory gift
贺县
Hèxiàn
He county in Guangxi
贺兰
Hèlán
Helan county in Yinchuan [[銀川|银川<Yínchuān>]], Ningxia
贺词
hècí
message of congratulation
贺电
hèdiàn
congratulatory telegram
贺龙
HèLóng
He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution

Alternate Entries

贺
Hè
surname He

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,689
Word Frequency Rank
2,080 of 84,292

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