This Is An Amazing Polyphone! — 有趣的多音字“和”

The Chinese character 和 has many pronunciations and varies of meanings.Let me show you the pronunciations and the basic usage of it.

1. hé  表并列
（and）

wǒ hé nǐ
我和你
You and I

2. hè v. 和谐地跟着唱
（join in the singing）

qǔ gāo hè guǎ
曲 高 和 寡
When your thing is too special, it's hard to find someone to understand.

3. hú v. 打麻将或斗纸牌时赢得胜利
（complete a set in mahjong or a card game）

zhè bǎ pái wǒ hú le.
这把牌我和了。
i won in this mahjong game.

4. huó v. 在粉状物中加液体搅拌或揉弄使有粘性
(mix (powder) with water, etc)

huó miàn  
和面
knead dough

5. huò v. 把粉状或颗粒状物掺在一起，或加水搅拌使成较稀的东西;洗东西换水的次数或一剂煎药的次数。
(mix；blend；times for changing the water when washing colthes)

huò xī ní
和稀泥
mess around

yī fu xǐ le sān huò
衣服洗了三和
wash the clothes for three times

特殊：在词组“暖和”里，“和”读轻声“huo”
Pay attention to:in the word"暖和"which means warm,和=huo.

和 is really an amazing character！