Dong Chinese dictionary

hé

seed, kernel, core

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

亥 Sound component

hài

12th terrestrial branch

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hé

seed, kernel, core, nut; atom; pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify

hé

variant of 核[hé]; to investigate

Most common words with 核

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