求和

qiúhé

verb #37,736

Meanings

1 to sue for peace
2 to seek a draw (in chess/sports)
3 summation (math)

Characters

to seek, request

peace, harmony, sum

Examples

战败的一方派使者求和。

Zhànbài de yī fāng pài shǐzhě qiúhé.

The defeated side sent envoys to sue for peace.

棋局快结束时他主动求和。

Qíjú kuài jiéshù shí tā zhǔdòng qiúhé.

Near the end of the game he offered a draw.

用Excel可以快速对一列数字求和。

Yòng Excel kěyǐ kuàisù duì yī liè shùzì qiúhé.

You can quickly sum a column of numbers using Excel.

Tips

usage

Three distinct contexts: war/diplomacy (sue for peace), board games (offer a draw), and math/spreadsheets (sum). The 和 (hé) means 'peace' in the first two and 'sum/total' in the third — same character, different ancient sense.

Stroke Order

求 qiú

和 hé