和睦

hémù

adjective HSK 7-9 #14,223

Meanings

1 harmonious; amicable
2 on good terms

Characters

harmony; peaceful

friendly; harmonious

Both characters mean harmony — 睦 contains the eye radical 目, suggesting people looking at each other with friendly eyes.

Examples

他们一家人非常和睦。

Tāmen yìjiārén fēicháng hémù.

Their family gets along very well.

邻里关系应该和睦相处。

Línlǐ guānxì yīnggāi hémùxiāngchǔ.

Neighbors should live together in harmony.

Tips

usage

和睦 is almost exclusively used for relationships between people — families (家庭和睦), neighbors (邻里和睦), or ethnic groups. You wouldn't use it for countries (use 和平) or for abstract concepts.

Stroke Order

和 hé

睦 mù