懂中文 Dong Chinese

荷

hé, hè

lotus

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 何 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

何 sound component

何  Sound component

hé

  

what

Evolution

荷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荷 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
荷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荷  

hé

lotus, water lily, holland; lotus

荷  

Hé

Holland; the Netherlands; abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[Hé​lán]

荷  

hè

to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden; responsibility

Most common words with 荷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荷兰

Holland

荷

lotus

薄荷

field mint

负荷

load

荷尔蒙

hormone (loanword)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

嗬