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荷

hé

hé · ho4 (Jyutping)

  1. Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2])
  2. lotus

hè · ho4 (Jyutping)

  1. to carry on one's shoulder or back
  2. burden
  3. responsibility

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

荷

Meaning
lotus, water lily; Holland
Radical
艹
Strokes
10
Components
⿱艹何
Cangjie
TOMR
Four-corner
4422.1

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