诃

訶

hē

可 + 讠

Definitions

hē to scold

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訶.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 可

About

诃, the simplified form of 訶, is a phono-semantic compound: the speech radical 讠 on the left conveys language and vocal expression, while the right-side component 可 supplies the sound. The character means to scold, reprimand, or severely criticize someone, often with a tone of authority or sharp rebuke. Its use in everyday colloquial language has declined since classical times, but it remains frequent in formal writing and in Buddhist terminology, where it was historically needed for phonetic transliterations.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是一种诃子植物。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng hēzǐ zhíwù.

This is a myrobalan plant.

诃子可以用来制药。

Hēzǐ kěyǐ yòng lái zhì yào.

Myrobalan can be used to make medicine.

他不应该诃责孩子。

Tā bù yīnggāi hēzé háizi.

He should not scold the child.

在中药里，诃子有止咳作用。

Zài zhōngyào lǐ, hēzǐ yǒu zhǐké zuòyòng.

In traditional Chinese medicine, myrobalan has a cough-suppressing effect.

摩诃般若是一种智慧。

Móhē bōrě shì yī zhǒng zhìhuì.

Mahaprajna is a type of wisdom.

摩诃衍那指的是大乘佛教。

Móhē yǎn nà zhǐ de shì dàchéng fójiào.

Mahayana refers to Great Vehicle Buddhism.

唐代有位诗人名叫王诃。

Tángdài yǒu wèi shīrén míng jiào Wáng Hē.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Wang He.

研究者正在分析诃子提取物的化学成分。

Yánjiū zhě zhèngzài fēnxī hēzǐ tíqǔ wù de huàxué chéngfèn.

Researchers are analyzing the chemical components of myrobalan extract.

Related Characters

Component: 可

Component: 讠

诃