何
Character
what
Meaning
hé
he2- what CC-CEDICT
- how CC-CEDICT
- why CC-CEDICT
- which CC-CEDICT
- carry CC-CEDICT
- surname He CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
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Practice writing 何
Draw “何” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
何老师是我的中文老师。
hé lǎo shī shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī
Teacher He is my Chinese teacher.
AI-generated sentence
你为何不去学校？
nǐ wèi hé bù qù xué xiào
Why don't you go to school?
AI-generated sentence
这本书如何？
zhè běn shū rú hé
How is this book?
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Words with 何
See all 104 →何况hé kuàngused to say one thing is even less possible: 'let alone'WordHSK 7–9何处hé chùwhere (a more formal way to say 哪里)WordHSK 7–9何必hé bìwhy bother? there is no need to do somethingWordHSK 7–9何时hé shíwhen (used to ask about time)WordHSK 7–9何苦hé kǔwhy bother? — to say something is not worth the troubleWordHSK 7–9何不hé bùwhy not?Word何为hé wéiwhat isWord+1 reading何人hé rénwhoWord何以hé yǐ(literary) whyWord何其hé qí(literary) (similar to 多么 (duō me), used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)Word何啻hé chì(literary) far more thanWord何在hé zàiwhere?Word