ENESFRDE中文

Characters, words, pinyin or English

贺 hè congratulate

How to remember 贺: 加 add + 贝 sea shell = congratulate. The kids add one last sea shell to Dad's huge sandcastle and all run over to congratulate him.

  • 1,690. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 貝

Component breakdown

贺 = 加 add + 贝 sea shell

  • 加 add
    • 力 power
    • 口 mouth
  • 贝 sea shell
The Gushi story

The kids add one last sea shell to Dad's huge sandcastle and all run over to congratulate him.

How it is used

  • Bound; to congratulate. 祝贺 (zhùhè) congratulate, 庆贺 (qìnghè) celebrate/felicitate.
  • 祝贺 responds to good news - 祝贺你结婚 (zhùhè nǐ jiéhūn) congratulations on your marriage - whereas 祝 wishes for the future.
  • Formal fixed forms: 贺信 (hèxìn) letter of congratulation, 贺电 (hèdiàn) congratulatory telegram.

Words with 贺

Example sentences

  • 祝贺你毕业了！ Zhùhè nǐ bìyè le!Congratulations on your graduation!