hé

合体

Word · Adjective · NounTraditional合

fit; combine; type of Chinese character structure

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

well-fitting; to fit well

Specifically used to describe clothing or shoes that fit the body perfectly.

Zhè这
jiàn件
chèn衬
shān衫
nǐ你
chuān穿
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
hé合
tǐ体
 。

This shirt fits you very well.

Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
tiáo条
fēi非
cháng常
hé合
tǐ体
de的
niú牛
zǎi仔
kù裤
 。

I bought a pair of jeans that fit perfectly.

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Dìng定
zuò做
de的
xī西
zhuāng装
huì会
gèng更
jiā加
hé合
tǐ体
 。

Custom-made suits will be more well-fitting.

2.

noun

compound character; compound structure

technical

A type of Chinese character structure formed by combining two or more independent components (独体). In contrast to 独体字, which are single-component characters.

‘‘
jiě解
 ’
shì是
yī一
gè个
hé合
tǐ体
zì字
 ，
yóu由
‘‘
jiǎo角
 ’
 、
‘‘
dāo刀
 ’
 、
‘‘
niú牛
 ’
hé合
chéng成
 。

'Jie' is a compound character formed by combining 'jiao', 'dao', and 'niu'.

Xué学
xí习
hàn汉
zì字
shí时
 ，
liǎo了
jiě解
dú独
tǐ体
hé和
hé合
tǐ体
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

When learning Chinese characters, it's important to understand the difference between simple and compound structures.

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‘‘
héng横
 ’
zhè这
gè个
hé合
tǐ体
zì字
 ，
zuǒ左
biān边
shì是
‘‘
mù木
 ’
 ，
yòu右
biān边
shì是
‘‘
huáng黄
 ’
 。

The compound character 'heng' has 'mu' on the left and 'huang' on the right.