合

hé

variant of 合[he2]

converging lid (亼) + mouth (口) = come together, unite

亼 depicts a converging shape — like a lid or roof closing down over something. Together with 口, it captures the idea of things coming together and fitting into one.

亼+口→合
亼A convergingSemantic
口MouthSemantic

这两块木板合在一起刚刚好。

zhè liǎng kuài mù bǎn hé zài yī qǐ gāng gāng hǎo。

these two wooden boards fit together just right.

你把盒子的盖子合上就行了。

nǐ bǎ hé zi de gài zi hé shàng jiù xíng le。

just close the lid of the box and that will do.

Words with 合

合围

hé wéi

to surround

合著

hé zhù

to write jointly

暗合

àn hé

to agree implicitly

合照

hé zhào

group photo

合编

hé biān

to compile in collaboration with

拟合

nǐ hé

to fit (data to a model)

合作者

hé zuò zhě

co-worker

同流合污

tóng liú hé wū

to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

齐心合力

qí xīn hé lì

to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort

折合

zhé hé

to convert into

不合理

bù hé lǐ

unreasonable

合体

hé tǐ

to combine

More characters with 亼

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