| 何 | 1233A50 91A.00-3 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄏㄜˊ [he2] | ||
| N. | A surname. | |||||
| Pron. | What: 有何可說 what can I say? 有何不同 what is the difference? 為何 for what reason? 何去何從 what should one do? | |||||
| Adj. | What: (LL also gen.)＝甚麼：何益，何害 what’s the advantage? what's the harm? etc.: 何年，何日 what year, day? 何人 who? 何處，何地 what place? 何時 when? 何故，何因，何為 why? for what reason? 是何道理 what is the explanation for this? | |||||
| Adv. | (1) How, why (interrogative): 何以這樣 how so? 何不這樣 why not this way? 何不先走 why don’t (you) go first? 何樂而不為 gladly, I don't see any reason why not; 何克臻此 (LL) how could it achieve this (without great persistence, etc.)? 幾何 (LL) how many? also geometry; 如何 how? 如何做法 how it is done? 奈何 (in remonstration) why (did he risk it)? etc.; 何苦 [he2ku3]↓. (2) How (in exclamation): 哀音何動人 how touching! (3) Equiv. negative 不：何敢＝不敢 how dare I, I dare not; 何堪＝不堪 how can I bear (to see s.t.); 何堪設想 dare not imagine; 何必這樣（＝不必） why must it be so, it's too much trouble; 何須（＝不須）. Many of these constructions are extremely idiomatic, see below↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 何必 [he2bi4], phr., not necessary. 2. 何不 [he2bu4], phr., why not. 3. 何嘗 [he2chang2], adv., never: 何嘗見過錢 never saw a cent; as a counter question: 我何嘗不知道 don't I know? (of course I know). 4. 何期 [he2qi2], adv., contrary to expectation: 何期有這樣結局 never thought it would end up like this (same usage with 何料＝不料). 5. 何處 [he2chu4], adv., where, what place? 6. 何啻 [he2chi4], phr., not different from, is the same as: 何啻天壤之別 the difference is like between heaven and earth; 何啻殺父 it's the same as if (s.o.) killed his own father. 7. 何等 [he2deng3], adv., (1) how (=very): 何等快樂 how happy; 何等固執 how stubborn; (2) what kind: 何等人物 what kind of a person? 8. 何得 [he2de2], adv., how…can: 何得推開責任 how can one deny the responsibility? 9. 何獨 [he2du2], phr., is it only (= not only): 何獨問我 why question only me? 10. 何妨 [he2fang0], adv., “what's the harm”: 何妨試試 no harm trying; 何妨看一看 let's take a look. 11. 何敢 [he2gan3], phr., how… dare (=dare not). 12. 何干 [he2gan1], phr., 與你何干 what's that to you? has nothing to do with you. 13. 何故 [he2gu4], adv., for what reason? why (leave without permission, etc.)? 14. 何者 [he2zhe3], adv., which one: 何者好，何者不好 which one is good and which is bad. 15. 何至 [he2zhi4], adv., would not… to such extent: 何至一敗塗地 would not have suffered such crushing defeat (if, etc.) 16. 何堪 [he2kan1], phr., it’s too much to bear: 何堪回首 (poet.) it's too sad to look back. 17. 何況 [he2kuang4], adv., besides, furthermore. 18. 何苦 [he2ku3], adv. phr., for what earthly reason? totally unnecessary：你這是何苦 it's unnecessary to do this; 何苦來 why bring this trouble on yourself? 19. 何乃 [he2nai3], phr., why then? 20. 何若 [he2ruo4], adv., more literary than 何如 [he2ru2]↓. 21. 何如 [he2ru2], adv., (1) why not: 何如對他直講 why not talk to him directly; (2) how about: 再來一盤棋，何如 how about another game of chess? (3) what do you think: 我比他何如 what do you think of me as compared with him? 22. 何消 [he2xiao1], adv., not necessary: 這何消你說 you don't have to tell me this. 23. 何首烏 [he2shou3wu1], n., (bot.) Polygonum multiflorum. 24. 何事 [he2shi4], adv., (LL) for what reason: 何事令你如此煩惱 what makes you so worried? 干卿何事 (LL) what has that to do with you? 25. 何時 [he2shi2], adv., when, at what time: 何時歸來 what time are you coming back? 26. 何須 [he2xU1], adv., not necessary: 何須你自己去 you do not have to go yourself. 27. 何許 [he2xU3], adv., (LL) how many, so many; from what place: 不知何許人 his place of origin unknown. 28. 何曾 [he2ceng2], adv., see [he2chang2]↑. 29. 何哉 [he2zai1], phr., (LL) why? 30. 何在 [he2zai4], phr., where is (s.t.): 那人何在 where is that person? 用意何在 what is the motive? 31. 何則 [he2ze0], phr., why? (a rhet. question). 32. 何足 [he2zu2], phr., not worthy of: 何足掛齒 not worth bothering about. 33. 何謂 [he2wei4], phr., what is meant by…? 34. 何為 [he2wei2], adv., (1) why (in rhet. question): 何為捨此取彼 why choose this rather than that? 意欲何為 what is (he) trying to do? (2) what is: 何為五大洲 what are the Five Continents? 35. 何以 [he2yi3], adv., (1) why: 何以故 for what reason? 何以他要辭職 why does he want to resign? (2) how: 何以言之 how should one explain it? 何以交代 how to give a proper account? 何以自解 how can one justify oneself? 36. 何有 [he2you3], phr., (LL) one would think nothing of, it's not difficult: 能以禮讓，為國乎何有 (AC) if one taught good manners, it would be nothing difficult to rule a country. 37. 何由 [he2you2], adv., how come: 何由見得 what makes you think so? | |||||