核
Character
The hard center of a fruit, like a peach pit (as in 桃核)
Meaning
hé
he2- The hard center of a fruit, like a peach pit (as in 桃核)
- Nuclear, about atomic energy (as in 核能)
- To check something carefully to be sure it is right (as in 核对)
Examples
请核对一下这个电话号码。
qǐng hé duì yí xià zhè ge diàn huà hào mǎ
Please check this phone number.
AI-generated sentence
很多国家用核能。
hěn duō guó jiā yòng hé néng
Many countries use nuclear energy.
AI-generated sentence
他把桃核扔了。
tā bǎ táo hé rēng le
He threw away the peach pit.
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Words with 核
See all 205 →核心hé xīnthe most important part of somethingWordHSK 6核实hé shíto check that something is true or correctWordHSK 7–9核对hé duìto check numbers or information to see if they are rightWordHSK 7–9核桃hé taowalnut, a type of nut with a hard round shell that you can eatWordHSK 7–9核能hé néngenergy that comes from splitting atoms, used to make electricityWordHSK 7–9核武器hé wǔ qìa very powerful bomb that uses nuclear energy; the most dangerous kindWordHSK 7–9核电站hé diàn zhàna place that makes electricity using nuclear energyWordHSK 7–9核仁hé rénnucleolus (within nucleus of cell)Word核儿hú rpit (stone of a fruit)Word核准hé zhǔnto authorizeWord核势hé shìnuclear potentialWord核可hé kě(Tw) to review and approveWord