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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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