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PINYIN INITIAL H
Chinese characters starting with H
Explore 444 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with H. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 还 (hái), 孩 (hái), 汉 (hàn), 号 (hào), 好 (hǎo), 和 (hé).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with H
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还hái7 strokesstill→孩hái9 strokes(bound form) child→汉hàn5 strokesHan ethnic group→号hào5 strokesroar→好hǎo6 strokesgood→和hé8 strokes(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])→喝hē12 strokesto drink→很hěn9 strokesvery; quite→后hòu6 strokesempress→候hòu10 strokesto wait→话huà8 strokesdialect→欢huān6 strokesjoyous→回huí6 strokesto circle→会huì6 strokescan; to have the skill; to know how to→火huǒ4 strokesfire→黑hēi12 strokesblack→红hóng6 strokesred→画huà8 strokesto draw; to paint→花huā7 strokesflower→坏huài7 strokesbad→害hài10 strokesto do harm to→海hǎi10 strokesocean→合hé6 strokes100 ml→河hé8 strokesriver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])→护hù7 strokesto protect→乎hū5 strokes(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in→化huà4 strokesto make into→环huán8 strokesring→换huàn10 strokesto exchange→黄huáng11 strokesyellow→婚hūn11 strokesto marry→活huó9 strokesto live→或huò8 strokesmaybe→咳hāi9 strokessound of sighing→寒hán12 strokescold→汗hàn6 strokesperspiration→喊hǎn12 strokesto yell→航háng10 strokesboat→何hé7 strokeswhat→盒hé11 strokessmall box→贺hè9 strokessurname He→厚hòu9 strokesthick→互hù4 strokesmutual→户hù4 strokesa household→虎hǔ8 strokestiger→呼hū8 strokesto call→忽hū8 strokesto neglect→划huà6 strokesto row→怀huái7 strokesbosom→悔huǐ10 strokes(bound form) to regret; to repent→货huò8 strokesgoods→获huò10 strokes(literary) to catch; to capture→伙huǒ6 strokescompanion→哈hā9 strokes(interj.) ha!→含hán7 strokesto keep in the mouth→憾hàn16 strokesregret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)→衡héng16 strokesto weigh→猴hóu12 strokesmonkey→胡hú9 strokesnon-Han people, esp. from central Asia→湖hú12 strokeslake→糊hú15 strokesmuddled→蝴hú15 strokesused in 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]→华huá6 strokesmagnificent→滑huá12 strokesto slip; to slide→缓huǎn12 strokesslow→汇huì5 strokesto remit→惠huì12 strokes(bound form) act of kindness (from a superior)→慧huì15 strokesintelligent→灰huī6 strokesash→恢huī9 strokesto restore→挥huī9 strokesto wave→祸huò11 strokesdisaster→涵hán11 strokesto contain→旱hàn7 strokesdrought→罕hǎn7 strokesrare→毫háo11 strokeshair→豪háo14 strokesgrand→耗hào10 strokesto waste→核hé10 strokespit→嘿hēi15 strokeshey→痕hén11 strokesscar→恨hèn9 strokesto hate→狠hěn9 strokesruthless; fierce; ferocious→横héng15 strokeshorizontal→宏hóng7 strokesgreat→洪hóng9 strokesflood→虹hóng9 strokesrainbow→壶hú10 strokespot→幻huàn4 strokesfantasy→患huàn11 strokesto suffer (from illness)→皇huáng9 strokesemperor→绘huì9 strokesto draw; to paint→混hùn11 strokesmuddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hun2])→惑huò12 strokesto confuse→骇hài9 strokesto astonish→函hán8 strokesenvelope→捍hàn10 strokesto ward off (a blow)→撼hàn16 strokesto shake→瀚hàn19 strokesocean→酣hān12 strokesintoxicated→憨hān15 strokessilly→夯hāng5 strokesto ram; to tamp→浩hào10 strokesgrand→禾hé5 strokescereal→阂hé9 strokesobstruct→荷hé10 strokesHolland→赫hè14 strokesawe-inspiring→鹤hè15 strokescrane→呵hē8 strokesexpel breath→恒héng9 strokespermanent→哼hēng10 strokesto groan→弘hóng5 strokesgreat→哄hǒng9 strokesroar of laughter (onom.)→轰hōng8 strokesexplosion→烘hōng10 strokesto bake→喉hóu12 strokesthroat→吼hǒu7 strokesto roar→狐hú8 strokesfox→唬hǔ11 strokesa tiger's roar→哗huá9 strokes(onom.) bang→猾huá12 strokessly→徊huái9 strokesused in 徘徊[pai2huai2]→槐huái13 strokesChinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)→唤huàn10 strokesto call→焕huàn11 strokes(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous→痪huàn12 strokesused in 癱瘓|瘫痪[tan1huan4]→凰huáng11 strokesphoenix→煌huáng13 strokesbrilliant→晃huàng10 strokesto sway→恍huǎng9 strokes(bound form) in a hazy state of mind→谎huǎng11 strokeslies→荒huāng9 strokesdesolate→慌huāng12 strokesto get panicky; to lose one's head→卉huì5 strokesplants→讳huì6 strokesto avoid mentioning→贿huì10 strokes(bound form) bribery→秽huì11 strokes(bound form) dirty; filthy→毁huǐ13 strokesto destroy; to ruin→辉huī12 strokessplendor→徽huī17 strokesbadge→浑hún9 strokesmuddy; turbid→魂hún13 strokesold variant of 魂[hun2]→昏hūn8 strokesmuddle-headed→荤hūn9 strokesstrong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)→霍huò16 strokessurname Huo→豁huō17 strokesopening→蛤há12 strokesfrog→铪hā11 strokeshafnium (chemistry)→骸hái15 strokesbones of the body→亥hài6 strokes12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar→氦hài10 strokeshelium (chemistry)→嗐hài13 strokesexclamation of regret→駭hài16 strokesChinese character→醢hǎi17 strokesminced meat→邗hán5 strokesname of an ancient river→邯hán7 strokesname of a district in Hebei→唅hán10 strokes(literary) to put in the mouth→晗hán11 strokesbefore daybreak→焓hán11 strokesenthalpy→韩hán12 strokesHan, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄→韓hán17 strokesChinese character→悍hàn10 strokesheroic→焊hàn11 strokesto weld→菡hàn11 strokeslotus blossom→颔hàn13 strokeschin→撖hàn14 strokessurname Han→漢hàn14 strokesChinese character→銲hàn15 strokesChinese character→翰hàn16 strokeswriting brush→頷hàn16 strokesChinese character→顸hān9 strokesdawdling→蚶hān11 strokessmall clam (Arca inflata)→鼾hān17 strokessnore→杭háng8 strokessurname Hang→绗háng9 strokesto quilt→颃háng10 strokesfly down→筕háng12 strokesChinese character→絎háng12 strokesChinese character→頏háng13 strokesChinese character→沆hàng7 strokesa ferry→乚háo1 strokescomponent in Chinese characters→蚝háo10 strokesoyster→嗥háo13 strokesto howl (like a wolf)→嚎háo17 strokeshowl→壕háo17 strokesmoat→濠háo17 strokestrench→蠔háo20 strokesChinese character→昊hào8 strokesvast and limitless→皓hào12 strokes(bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)→號hào13 strokesChinese character→暠hào14 strokesbright→镐hào15 strokesbright→颢hào18 strokes(literary) white and shining→灏hào21 strokesvast (of water)→顥hào21 strokesChinese character→郝hǎo9 strokesancient place name→蒿hāo13 strokescelery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia)→嚆hāo16 strokessound→薅hāo16 strokesto weed→纥hé6 strokesknot→劾hé8 strokesto impeach→曷hé9 strokeswhy→紇hé9 strokesChinese character→饸hé9 strokesused in 餄餎|饸饹[he2le5]→盍hé10 strokeswhy not→涸hé11 strokesto dry→菏hé11 strokesHe river in Shandong→颌hé12 strokes(bound form) jaw→阖hé13 strokesdoor→閡hé14 strokesChinese character→閤hé14 strokesChinese character→餄hé14 strokesChinese character→頜hé15 strokesChinese character→翮hé16 strokesquill→闔hé18 strokesChinese character→覈hé19 strokesChinese character→隺hè10 strokesChinese character→猲hè12 strokesfrightened→賀hè12 strokesChinese character→褐hè14 strokesbrown→嚇hè17 strokesChinese character→壑hè17 strokesgully→鶴hè21 strokesChinese character→诃hē7 strokesto scold→訶hē12 strokesChinese character→嗬hē13 strokes(interjection expressing surprise) oh!→嗨hēi13 strokesoh alas→姮héng9 strokesfeminine name (old)→恆héng9 strokesChinese character→桁héng10 strokespole plate→珩héng10 strokestop gem of pendant from girdle→鸻héng11 strokesplover→橫héng16 strokesChinese character→鴴héng17 strokesChinese character→蘅héng19 strokesAsarum blumei (wild ginger plant)→亨hēng7 strokesprosperous→闳hóng7 strokesbig→泓hóng8 strokesclear→紅hóng9 strokesChinese character→荭hóng9 strokesused in 葒草|荭草[hong2 cao3]→鸿hóng11 strokeseastern bean goose→閎hóng12 strokesChinese character→蕻hóng16 strokes(literary) luxuriant; flourishing→黉hóng16 strokesschool→鴻hóng17 strokesChinese character→讧hòng5 strokesstrife→訌hòng10 strokesChinese character→銾hòng15 strokessound of a bell→鬨hòng16 strokesChinese character→訇hōng9 strokessurname Hong→焢hōng12 strokesangry appearance (archaic)→薨hōng16 strokesdeath of a prince→轟hōng21 strokesChinese character→侯hóu9 strokesmarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]→矦hóu9 strokesold variant of 侯[hou2]→瘊hóu14 strokeswart→篌hóu15 strokesused in 箜篌[kong1 hou2]→糇hóu15 strokesdry provisions→骺hóu15 strokes(anatomy) epiphysis→後hòu9 strokesChinese character→逅hòu9 strokesused in 邂逅[xie4hou4]→堠hòu12 strokesmounds for beacons→鲎hòu13 strokeshorseshoe crab→囫hú7 strokesused in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2lun2]→弧hú8 strokesarc→斛hú11 strokesancient measuring vessel→壺hú12 strokesChinese character→猢hú12 strokesused in 猢猻|猢狲[hu2 sun1]→葫hú12 strokesused in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2lu5]→鹄hú12 strokescenter or bull's eye of an archery target (old)→煳hú13 strokesburnt→瑚hú13 strokesused in 珊瑚[shan1hu2]→鹕hú14 strokesused in 鵜鶘|鹈鹕[ti2hu2]→鹘hú14 strokesfalcon→槲hú15 strokesMongolian oak (Quercus dentata)→衚hú15 strokesChinese character→醐hú16 strokespurest cream→觳hú17 strokesancient measuring vessel (same as 斛)→餬hú17 strokesChinese character→鵠hú18 strokesChinese character→鬍hú19 strokesChinese character→鶘hú20 strokesChinese character→戶hù4 strokesChinese character→冱hù6 strokescongealed→沪hù7 strokesshort name for Shanghai→岵hù8 strokes(literary) mountain covered with vegetation→怙hù8 strokesto rely on→戽hù8 strokeswater bucket for irrigation→祜hù9 strokescelestial blessing→笏hù10 strokes(old) ceremonial tablet (held by officials at an audience)→扈hù11 strokessurname Hu→瓠hù11 strokesgourd→滬hù14 strokesChinese character→鹱hù18 strokes(bound form) bird of the Procellariidae family, which includes shearwaters, gadfly petrels etc→護hù21 strokesChinese character→浒hǔ9 strokesbank of a river→琥hǔ12 strokesused in 琥珀[hu3po4]→滸hǔ14 strokesChinese character→虍hū6 strokesstripes of a tiger→烀hū9 strokesto cook in a small quantity of water→轷hū9 strokessurname Hu→唿hū11 strokesto whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)→惚hū11 strokesused in 恍惚[huang3hu1]→虖hū11 strokesto exhale→滹hū14 strokessurname Hu→雐hū14 strokesChinese character→骅huá9 strokeschestnut horse→華huá11 strokesChinese character→铧huá11 strokesplowshare→劃huá14 strokesChinese character→嘩huá14 strokesChinese character→驊huá21 strokesChinese character→桦huà10 strokes(botany) birch (genus Betula)→畫huà12 strokesChinese character→話huà13 strokesChinese character→樺huà15 strokesChinese character→砉huā9 strokessound of a thing flying fast by→淮huái11 strokesname of a river→踝huái15 strokesankle→褱huái16 strokesto carry in the bosom or the sleeve→懷huái19 strokesChinese character→壞huài19 strokesChinese character→郇huán8 strokesname of a feudal state→洹huán9 strokesname of a river→桓huán10 strokesChinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)→萑huán11 strokesa kind of reed→雈huán12 strokestype of owl→锾huán14 strokesancient unit of weight→圜huán16 strokescircle→寰huán16 strokeslarge domain→缳huán16 strokesto bind→還huán16 strokesChinese character→環huán17 strokesChinese character→鹮huán18 strokesspoonbill→繯huán19 strokesChinese character→鬟huán23 strokesa knot of hair on top of head→奂huàn7 strokessurname Huan→奐huàn9 strokesChinese character→宦huàn9 strokesimperial official→浣huàn10 strokesto wash→涣huàn10 strokesto dissipate→逭huàn11 strokesto escape from→喚huàn12 strokesChinese character→換huàn12 strokesChinese character→渙huàn12 strokesChinese character→煥huàn13 strokesChinese character→豢huàn13 strokesto rear→漶huàn14 strokes(of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc)→瘓huàn14 strokesChinese character→鲩huàn15 strokesgrass carp→擐huàn16 strokespass through→鯇huàn18 strokesChinese character→轘huàn20 strokesto tear between chariots (as punishment)→緩huǎn15 strokesChinese character→獾huān20 strokesbadger→歡huān22 strokesChinese character→隍huáng11 strokesdry moat→徨huáng12 strokesused in 彷徨[pang2huang2]→惶huáng12 strokes(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation→湟huáng12 strokesname of a river→遑huáng12 strokesleisure→黃huáng12 strokesChinese character→潢huáng14 strokesdye paper→璜huáng15 strokessemicircular jade ornament→篁huáng15 strokes(bamboo)→艎huáng15 strokesfast ship→蝗huáng15 strokeslocust→癀huáng16 strokesused in 癀病[huang2bing4]→磺huáng16 strokessulfur→簧huáng17 strokesreed (of a music instrument)→蟥huáng17 strokeshorse-leech→鳇huáng17 strokessturgeon→幌huǎng13 strokesshop sign→謊huǎng17 strokesChinese character→肓huāng7 strokesregion between heart and diaphragm→洄huí9 strokeseddying→茴huí9 strokes(bound form) fennel→迴huí9 strokesChinese character→蛔huí12 strokesroundworm→浍huì9 strokesdrain→荟huì9 strokesto flourish→诲huì9 strokesto teach→恚huì10 strokesrage→烩huì10 strokesto braise→彗huì11 strokesbroom→晦huì11 strokes(bound form) last day of a lunar month→喙huì12 strokesbeak→缋huì12 strokesmulticolor→匯huì13 strokesChinese character→彙huì13 strokesChinese character→會huì13 strokesChinese character→賄huì13 strokesChinese character→誨huì14 strokesChinese character→蕙huì15 strokesCoumarouna odorata→濊huì16 strokesvast→諱huì16 strokesChinese character→燴huì17 strokesChinese character→薈huì17 strokesChinese character→穢huì18 strokesChinese character→蟪huì18 strokes(cicada)→繪huì19 strokesChinese character→毀huǐ13 strokesChinese character→燬huǐ17 strokesChinese character→譭huǐ20 strokesChinese character→诙huī8 strokeswhimsical→咴huī9 strokesneigh→虺huī9 strokessick→晖huī10 strokessunshine→珲huī10 strokes(fine jade)→揮huī12 strokesChinese character→暉huī13 strokesChinese character→詼huī13 strokesChinese character→輝huī15 strokesChinese character→麾huī15 strokessignal flag→隳huī17 strokesdestroy→馄hún11 strokesused in 餛飩|馄饨[hun2 tun5]→渾hún12 strokesChinese character→餛hún16 strokesChinese character→诨hùn8 strokesjest→圂hùn10 strokesgrain-fed animals→溷hùn13 strokesprivy→諢hùn16 strokesChinese character→昬hūn9 strokesChinese character→惛hūn11 strokesconfused→阍hūn11 strokesdoorkeeper→葷hūn13 strokesChinese character→貨huò11 strokesChinese character→禍huò13 strokesChinese character→蒦huò13 strokes(archaic) to measure→獲huò17 strokesChinese character→镬huò18 strokeswok (dialect)→嚯huò19 strokes(onom.) expressing admiration or surprise→穫huò19 strokesChinese character→藿huò19 strokesLophanthus rugosus→蠖huò19 strokeslooper caterpillar→鑊huò22 strokesChinese character→灬huǒ4 strokes"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc→钬huǒ9 strokesholmium (chemistry)→夥huǒ14 strokesmany→耠huō12 strokesa hoe→锪huō13 strokes(metalwork) to ream→劐huō15 strokes(coll.) to slit with a knife→嚄huō17 strokes(interj.) oh!→攉huō19 strokesto shovel→
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