Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.
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伽 transcription of sanskrit咖 coffee (first drop)嘉 commend架 shelf枷 cangue scaffold珈 an ornament attached痂 scab瘸 lameness笳 a reed leaf whistle茄 eggplant袈 Buddhist cassock贺 send (simp)跏 sit cross-legged迦 character for transliteration駕 drive (trad)驾 sail (simp)哿 commend寶 treasure (trad)得 must負 defeated (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
賀
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
賀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
賀
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
賀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
賀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
賀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
贺 / 賀 [Hè]
surname He
贺 / 賀 [hè]
to congratulate
Japanese
congratulation; celebration
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
賀 いわい
Iwai unclassified name
賀 か
Ka place name
賀 が
Ga surname
賀 ほう
Hou surname
賀 よし
Yoshi surname
CHINESE WORDS (48)
祝贺 [zhùhè] #1,700
to congratulate
贺卡 [hèkǎ] #11,096
greeting card
贺岁 [hèsuì] #11,574
to extend New Year's greetings
庆贺 [qìnghè] #16,493
to congratulate
贺电 [hèdiàn] #52,385
congratulatory telegram
贺龙 [HèLóng] #23,148
He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution
贺礼 [hèlǐ] #25,946
congratulatory gift
恭贺 [gōnghè] #42,052
to congratulate respectfully
贺词 [hècí] #60,472
message of congratulation
道贺 [dàohè] #32,563
to congratulate
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JAPANESE WORDS (67)
加賀 [かが] #24,168
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
伊賀 [いが] #26,659
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
⭐ 年賀状 [ねんがじょう] #36,217
New Year's card
⭐ 祝賀 [しゅくが] #37,420
celebration
祝賀会 [しゅくがかい] #37,934
celebration
佐賀 [さが] #48,133
Saga (city, prefecture)
滋賀県 [しがけん] #51,207
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
⭐ 年賀 [ねんが] #60,461
New Year's greetings
佐賀県 [さがけん] #60,467
Saga Prefecture
滋賀 [しが] #61,032
Shiga (prefecture)
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