洽 qià to mix
to mix; to blend; to harmonize
怎么记住“洽”: 氵 water + 合 join together = to mix. Grandma pours water into the soup and stirs until the flavours join together, showing the kids how to mix.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
洽 = 氵 water + 合 join together
- 氵 water meaning
- 合 join together sound
- 亼 combine
- 口 mouth
Grandma pours water into the soup and stirs until the flavours join together, showing the kids how to mix.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To be in harmony / to discuss and reach accord: 融洽 (róngqià), harmonious (relations): 关系融洽 (guānxi róngqià) getting along well.
- 洽谈 (qiàtán) means to negotiate/hold talks (business): 洽谈合作 (qiàtán hézuò) to discuss cooperation. Formal in the 'discuss' sense.