懂中文 Dong Chinese

诃

hē

scold loudly

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訶.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

可 sound component

可  Sound component

kě, kè

  

able to

Evolution

诃 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
诃 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
诃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诃 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诃 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

诃 (訶) 

hē

scold loudly, curse, abuse; to scold

Most common words with 诃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诃

to scold

堂吉诃德

Don Quixote

契诃夫

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays

唐吉诃德

Don Quixote

诃子

chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)