Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/合-hé-be-in-accord-with

合 hé be in accord with - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 口 kŏu “mouth” (140). When at the bottom of a character, as here, this radical is referred to colloquially as 口字底 kŏuzìdĭ “bottom made up of the character 口.” The whole character is itself a phonetic in other characters, e.g., in 哈 hā (the sound of laughter) or in 给 (給) gĕi. Distinguish 合 from 拿 ná and 给 (給) gĕi.

Examples

• 合算 hésuàn be worthwhile; reasonable (in price) [SV]
• 合身 héshēn be well-fitting (of clothes) [SV]
• 合作 hézuò cooperate; cooperation [V/N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

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