諧 meaning and stroke order
To joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree
How to write 諧, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 諧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) harmonious
- (bound form) humorous
- (literary) to reach agreement
How 諧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 皆 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 諧
諧 combines 言 (speech) with 皆 (jiē, all). When all voices speak together and agree, the result is harmony, and the phonetic 皆 hints at the sound xié.
諧 rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 和諧 (héxié, harmonious) and 諧音 (xiéyīn, homophone), and in 詼諧 (huīxié, humorous). Example: 他們的家庭很和諧。(Tāmen de jiātíng hěn héxié.) Their family is very harmonious.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 諧 as jiē because of the phonetic 皆, but the correct reading is xié with a second tone. Also do not confuse it with 階 (jiē, steps), which has the 阝 radical instead of 言.
Common words with 諧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 諧
How many strokes are in 諧?
諧 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 諧 mean?
諧 (xié) means to joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree. A common word with it is 和谐 (héxié), meaning "harmonious; harmony".
How do you pronounce 諧?
諧 is pronounced xié, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 諧?
The radical of 諧 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 諧 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 諧?
諧 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 谐, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 諧 used in mainland China?
In simplified Chinese it is written 谐, with the speech radical reduced to 讠. The meaning and pronunciation xié stay the same.
Why are homophones called 諧音 in Chinese?
諧音 literally means sounds that harmonize or match. It is used for wordplay, such as 福 (fú, fortune) sounding like 蝠 (fú, bat), which is why bats appear in traditional decorations.