懂中文 Dong Chinese

谐

xié

harmonize

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 皆 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諧.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

皆 sound component

皆  Sound component

jiē

  

all

Evolution

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

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
谐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谐 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谐 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谐 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

谐 (諧) 

xié

harmonize, agree; joke, jest; harmonious; humorous

Most common words with 谐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

和谐

harmonious

谐音

homonym

谐

harmonious

诙谐

humorous

谐波

harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)