huǒ

companion

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
多 meaning component

  Meaning component

duō

  

much

果 sound component

  Sound component

guǒ

  

fruit

Evolution

夥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huǒ

companion; partner; assistant; many; numerous

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huǒ

group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together