核 (hé) — pit, stone (of fruit); nucleus (of an atom or c…

Definition

核 (hé) 有三个主要名词义：果核、细胞/原子核、以及比喻的“核心”（常在“核心”一词中）。在比喻义上，“核”更像构词语素，通常与“心”组合成“核心”来使用；而“心”单独时多指心脏/内心，其比喻性“中心”义只在复合词中出现。与“核心”相比，“核”单独作为比喻义不常见。

noun

pitstone (of fruit)nucleus (of an atom or cell)corekernel (figurative, often in 核心)

Easily confused

咳kélook-aliketo cough
和hésound-alike(conjunction) and
该gāilook-alike(modal verb) should, ought to; used to indicate strong necessity or likelihood
和hésound-alikegentle, mild; harmonious
刻kèlook-alike(classifier) quarter (of an hour); a short moment
喝hēsound-aliketo drink
何hésound-alike(interrogative pronoun in fixed expressions) how, what, why (in 为何, 如何, 何时, etc.)
合hésound-aliketo close
河hésound-alikeriver
呵hēsound-aliketo exhale, to breathe out (especially onto a surface)

，核。
Chī le táozi yǐhòu, bǎ hé rēng diào.
After eating a peach, throw away the pit.
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Xìbāo hé kòngzhì zhe xìbāo de shēngzhǎng.
The cell nucleus controls the cell's growth.
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Zhège wèntí shì huìyì de hé xīn.
This issue is the core of the meeting.