何
héTraditional: 何
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Translation
what, how, why (formal/literary; in 任何, 如何, 为何)
Stroke order
何
Examples
？
How should we solve this problem?
。
Anyone can take part.
？
Why didn't you tell me?
。
Any time to set off is fine.
？
How should this matter be handled?
何 (hé) is a formal or literary question word meaning what, how, or why. In modern speech it shows up almost exclusively inside set phrases such as 任何 (any), 如何 (how), and 为何 (why).
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 何.
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