Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
何 艸 ⿱艹何
Mandarin
he2, he4, ge1, ke1, he1
English
Definitions
lotus; to carry burden; peppermint; Holland; Holland; water lily
Mnemonic
In second sense [he4] preserves original meaning of 何 (to carry)