人和 (rén hé) — harmonious relations (among people); popularity; public goodwill

Definition

人和 means 'harmony among people' — the goodwill and smooth relations in a group. 有人和 ≈ 'has good rapport / is well-liked'; the word is about people, not the natural world.

noun
harmonious relations (among people)popularitypublic goodwill

Examples

  • 人和
    Tiān shí bù rú dì lì, dì lì bù rú rén hé.
    Heavenly timing is not as good as earthly advantage; earthly advantage is not as good as harmony among people.
  • 人和
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ hěn zhù zhòng rén hé, suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu hěn zhī chí tā.
    He pays great attention to harmonious relations at the company, so everyone supports him.
  • Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo hěn yǒu rén hé, qún zhòng duì tā de píng jià hěn gāo.
    This leader has great popularity; the people have a high opinion of him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

rénperson
harmonious

人 refers to people and 和 to harmony, giving a state where people are harmonious.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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