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合 (hé): to close, to fit; to join

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HSK 5verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to close, to fit; to join
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 6
Radical: 口
Structure: 上中下结构

Full definitions

to close
to join
to fit
to be equal to
whole
together
round (in battle)
conjunction (astronomy)
1st note of pentatonic scale
old variant of 盒[he2]
variant of 合[he2]

Chinese explanation

把打开的东西关上，比如合上书、合上眼睛
把分开的东西放在一起，使成为一体，比如合起来、合并
表示两边或多边共同做某事，比如合作、合唱
表示适合、符合，比如合意、合身
表示总计、等于，比如一加一合二。也常表示相配、和睦，比如合得来。

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