He's stroke order: horizontal hook, left, vertical, horizontal break, horizontal, vertical, horizontal break, left, dot
1. Basic meaning
He (pronounced hè) is a common standard first-level Chinese character (commonly used character). This character first appeared in bronze inscriptions during the Warring States Period. It means to celebrate; to celebrate.
2. Interpretation of ancient books
1. "Shuowen Jiezi" mentions that "Congratulations are to celebrate each other with courtesy." What we are talking about here is the original meaning of the word "Congratulations". That is to celebrate with gifts.
2. "Poetry·Daya·Xiawu" says that "received by heaven, congratulations come from all directions." The word "he" here generally refers to congratulations and celebrations.
3. "Yanzi Chunqiu·Outer Chapter" says that "Jinggong welcomes and congratulates him." Here it is also used as "Lotus hè", which is extended to mean to carry.
3. Words that begin with the word congratulations
1. Congratulations: Congratulations to someone or a group on a happy event such as marriage, childbirth, etc. Explain in detail to express congratulations on auspicious events.
2. Hecai: a gift for celebration. Chapter 22 of Dream of Red Mansions Jia Zheng laughed and said it was the old lady after all. He guessed it right away and said he would quickly offer the congratulatory gift.
3. He Sui: Happy New Year. In the same year in Yundalou Village, several houses in the back alleys of Yundalou Village in front of Liudie were still celebrating the New Year, and it was spring again in the eastern suburbs yesterday.
4. He Ya: the nickname of Liang Hechen in the Southern Dynasties. He Chen, the Shu of Liang Dynasty, held office before and after Chuan Chen, and created many rituals in suburban temples. Whenever he saw the great ancestor, he would always move the dial and make remarks, so the provincial government would say, "There is no Heya in the palace."
5. Congratulations on your birthday: Congratulations on your birthday. In the Book of Etiquette of the Later Han Dynasty, San Gong was promoted to the palace to wish him long life.
6. He Gui: refers to Li He of Tang Dynasty. Li He's poems are strange, steep, beautiful and desolate, so they are called "ghosts" and "poetry ghosts".
7. He Ruo: The name of the music. According to legend, it originated from He Ruoyi, a piano master in the Tang Dynasty, or He Ruobi in the Sui Dynasty, hence its name. Also refers to Bi or Yi.
8. He Yan: "Huainanzi." "Speaking of Lin Xun": "When the soup is bathed in, the lice are hanging on each other; when the building is built, the sparrows are congratulating each other, saying goodbye to sorrow and joy." Later, "He Yan" was used as a formula to congratulate the completion of a new home.
4. Evolution of etymology
The formation of the word "He" is not very clear. The word "He" has not yet been found in the oracle bone inscriptions.
This character first appeared in the bronze inscriptions of the Warring States Period. Xiaozhuan in "Shuowen" is the first type, and the overall glyphs are relatively scattered. By the Qin and Han dynasties, the glyphs were relatively formal and compact. The characters of the Qin Dynasty, the characters of the Han Dynasty, and finally developed into regular script. The shape of this character has always been inherited and has not changed from bronze inscriptions to Li and regular script.