Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (諧)
Simplified (谐)
Notes
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
諧
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
諧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
諧
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
諧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谐 / 諧 [xié]
harmonious; humorous
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
諧 かのう
Kanou surname
諧 かのお
Kanoo surname
CHINESE WORDS (30)
和谐 [héxié] #6,127
harmonious
谐音 [xiéyīn] #11,203
homonym
诙谐 [huīxié] #23,288
humorous
谐波 [xiébō] #46,718
harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)
谐振 [xiézhèn] #38,577
resonance
调谐 [tiáoxié] #42,374
harmonious
谐和 [xiéhé] #50,798
concordant
和谐性 [héxiéxìng] #52,110
compatibility
谐趣 [xiéqù] #54,555
humor
谐美 [xiéměi] #56,447
harmonious and graceful
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
諧謔 [かいぎゃく] #46,934
joke
俳諧 [はいかい] #53,455
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.)
諧調 [かいちょう] #89,761
harmonious melody
俳諧師 [はいかいし] #92,133
writer of haikai poems
諧和 [かいわ] #168,446
gentle mutual affection
俳諧の連歌 [はいかいのれんが] #193,075
haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)
諧謔を弄する [かいぎゃくをろうする] #197,129
to crack jokes
滑稽諧謔 [こっけいかいぎゃく] #201,141
smooth-talking and humorous
俳諧味 [はいかいみ]
haiku-like quality
半諧音 [はんかいおん]
assonance
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KOREAN WORDS (1)