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合 — to close; to join; to fit

to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together

Pinyin
hé · gě
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — hé, gě — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 合: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

合 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 合 in the HSK syllabus: 43

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 合适héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriateHSK 3
  2. 符合fúhéin accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meetHSK 4
  3. 合格hégéto meet the standard required; qualified; eligibleHSK 4
  4. 适合shìhéto fit; to suitHSK 4
  5. 合héto close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; wholeHSK 5
  6. 合法héfǎlawful; legitimate; legalHSK 5
  7. 合理hélǐrational; reasonable; sensible; fairHSK 5
  8. 合同hétóngcontract; agreementHSK 5
  9. 合影héyǐnggroup photo; to take a group photoHSK 5
  10. 合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work togetherHSK 5
  11. 集合jíhéto gather; to assemble; setHSK 5
  12. 结合jiéhéto combine; to link; to integrate; bindingHSK 5
  13. 联合liánhéto combine; to join; unite; allianceHSK 5
  14. 配合pèihématching; fitting in with; compatible withHSK 5
  15. 综合zōnghécomprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixedHSK 5
  16. 组合zǔhéto assemble; to combine; to composeHSK 5
  17. 场合chǎnghéoccasion; situation; context; setting; venueHSK 6
  18. 合并hébìngto merge; to annexHSK 6
  19. 合成héchéngto compose; to constitute; compound; synthesisHSK 6
  20. 混合hùnhéto mix; to blend; hybrid; compositeHSK 6
  21. 联合国LiánhéguóUnited NationsHSK 6
  22. 融合rónghéa mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding togetherHSK 6
  23. 百合bǎihélily; yuriHSK 7–9
  24. 悲欢离合bēihuān-líhéjoys and sorrows; partings and reunionsHSK 7–9
  25. 重合chónghéto match up; to coincideHSK 7–9
  26. 凑合còuheto bring together; to make do in a bad situationHSK 7–9
  27. 缝合fénghéto sew together; suture; to sew upHSK 7–9
  28. 复合fùhéto be reconciled; to get back togetherHSK 7–9
  29. 合唱héchàngchorus; to chorusHSK 7–9
  30. 合乎héhūto accord with; to conform toHSK 7–9
  31. 合伙héhuǒto act jointly; to form a partnershipHSK 7–9
  32. 合计héjìto add up the total; to figure what sth amounts toHSK 7–9
  33. 合约héyuēcontract; agreementHSK 7–9
  34. 合资hézījoint ventureHSK 7–9
  35. 回合huíhéone of a sequence of contests between the same two opponentsHSK 7–9
  36. 汇合huìhéconfluence; to converge; to join; to fuse; fusionHSK 7–9
  37. 磨合móhéto break in; to wear inHSK 7–9
  38. 巧合qiǎohécoincidence; coincidental; to coincideHSK 7–9
  39. 吻合wěnhéto be a good fit; to be identical withHSK 7–9
  40. 迎合yínghéto cater to; to pander toHSK 7–9

And 3 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.