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Meaning of 荷

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Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (flower) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ ] what, why, where, which, how
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: lotus; Holland; the Netherlands; abbr. for 荷兰
    Chinese Definition:
    ①(荷包)a.佩戴的小囊;b.食品名。
    ②(荷尔蒙)“激素”的旧称。
    ③即“莲”。

    Example Words:
    荷兰 lán Holland; the Netherlands
    荷花 huā lotus
    荷包 bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing)
    荷包蛋 bāo dàn poached egg; egg fried on both sides
    爱达荷 ài Idaho, US state
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden; responsibility
    Chinese Definition:
    ①担子。道德上、法律上或精神上的责任。[例]肩负重荷。
    ②电荷的简称。[例]荷质比。
    ③古泽名。又水名。也作“菏”。[例]菏,泽名,见《夏书》。古本亦作荷。——《五经文字》。
    ④另见hé。

    Example Words:
    负荷 load; burden; charge
    电荷 diàn electric charge
    超负荷 chāo excess load; an overload; overloaded
    载荷 zài load; lading (weight)
    荷枪实弹 qiāng shí dàn (idiom) armed; carrying a loaded firearm
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Example Sentences
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We talk about it all the time back at school in Iowa.
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The North Iowa Tea Party began displaying the sign in Mason City last week.
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2001
The University of Iowa publicly apologized for the Monster Study in 2001.
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In Iowa in the US, the average rain-fed maize yield is 10 tonnes per hectare.
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A freshman seminar at the University of Iowa called "Graduate School: Is It for You?