(hè) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

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👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 贺 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 贺

zhùhè to congratulate; congratulations
祝贺你考上了大学!
Zhùhè nǐ kǎo shàng le dàxué!
Congratulations on getting into university!

Tasks Featuring 贺 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 祝贺
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About the character 贺

() means to congratulate. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".