H

See also: Appendix:Variations of "h" and ㅐ

H U+0048, H LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H ← G [U+0047] Basic Latin I → [U+0049]

Ｈ U+FF28, Ｈ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H ← Ｇ [U+FF27] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｉ → [U+FF29]

Translingual

Letter

H (lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter H):  Ĥĥ  Ȟȟ  Ḧḧ  Ḣḣ  Ḩḩ  Ḥḥ  Ḫḫ  H̱ẖ  Ħħ  Ⱨⱨ  ɦ  ʰ  ʜ  Ｈｈ

Symbol

H

1. (chemistry) Symbol for hydrogen.
2. (physics) Symbol for a henry, a unit for measurement of electrical inductance in the International System of Units.
3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for histidine
4. (mathematics) Homology group or cohomology group

Usage notes

• (in mathematics) An H with a numerical (or variable) superscript denotes a homology group; with a subscript, it denotes a cohomology group.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 

  Capital and lowercase versions of H, in normal and italic type

• 

  Uppercase and lowercase H in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of H:

NATO phonetic: Hotel Morse code: ···· Braille: ⠓ ASL Manual: H

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin H, from Ancient Greek Η.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪtʃ/
• (non-standard except Ireland) IPA^(key): /heɪtʃ/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪtʃ

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h, plural Hs or H's)

1. The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:

     On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

Derived terms

• H-shackle

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

H (usually uncountable, plural Hs)

1. (baseball) Abbreviation of hits.
2. (slang) Abbreviation of heroin.
3. (journalism) Abbreviation of half-year.

   We expect the amendment to enter into force in H2 2013.

4. (Britain) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.
   1. A pencil of grade H.

Meronyms

• (a half-year): Q (½ H)

Adjective

H (not comparable)

1. (Britain) Abbreviation of hard in reference to a grade of pencil lead.
2. (linguistics) Abbreviation of high |in reference to a dialect's social status.

   An H variety usually enjoys official approval and cultural prestige.

Meronyms

• (pencil grade): 2H (ligher than H), HB (harder than H)

Number

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The ordinal number eighth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Calque of Arabic هـ‎ (h-)

Adverb

H (not comparable)

1. (calendar terms) Synonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar.

Etymology 3

From Japanese エッチ (“the Latin letter H”), from English H as an abbreviation of 変態 (hentai, “perverted; pervert; perverted art”)

Noun

H (uncountable)

1. Hentai.

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Afar

Letter

H

1. The twentyfirst and penultimate letter in the Afar alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y

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American Sign Language

Letter

(transliteration needed) (Stokoe H)

1. The letter H

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Azerbaijani

Letter

H upper case (lower case h)

1. The eleventh letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese H (etchi), initialism of 変態 (hentai, “sexual perversion”). Sometimes reinterpreted by Chinese speakers as initialism of Mandarin 黃／黄 (huáng) or Cantonese 鹹／咸 (haam4).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): éichi

  (Zhuyin): ㄟˊ ˙ㄔ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: H
    • Zhuyin: ㄟˊ ˙ㄔ
    • Wade–Giles: ei² ch'ih⁵
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eir.chy
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³/

Adjective

H

1. (neologism, slang) dirty; lewd; perverted
2. (neologism, slang, attributive) sexual; pornographic

Verb

H

1. (neologism, slang) to have sex

Noun

H

1. (neologism, slang) sexual intercourse

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː/

Noun

H n

1. H (the 10th letter in the Czech alphabet)
2. (music) B

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɦaː/

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

H (capital, lowercase h)

1. The eighth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ho/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The tenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ho and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoː/

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hoo and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Noun

H

1. (music) B

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʃ/

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the French alphabet, called ache and written in the Latin script.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː/
• Rhymes: -aː

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the German alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

H n (genitive H, no plural)

1. (music) B

Declension

Declension of H (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	H
genitive	eines	des	H
dative	einem	dem	H
accusative	ein	das	H

See also

• B (“B-flat”)

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

H (lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Italian

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /ˈakka/
• (phoneme is silent)

Letter

H f (invariable, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Italian alphabet, called acca and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
• Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Japanese

Adjective

H (katakana エッチ, hiragana えっち, rōmaji etchi)

1. Alternative form of エッチ (etchi, “dirty; lewd; perverted; sexual”)

Noun

H (katakana エッチ, hiragana えっち, rōmaji etchi)

1. Alternative form of エッチ (etchi, “sexual intercourse”)

Verb

Hする (katakana エッチする, hiragana えっちする, rōmaji etchi suru)

1. Alternative form of エッチ (etchi, “to fuck; to have sex with”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "Hする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	Hし	エッチし	etchi shi
Continuative (連用形)	Hし	エッチし	etchi shi
Terminal (終止形)	Hする	エッチする	etchi suru
Attributive (連体形)	Hする	エッチする	etchi suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	Hすれ	エッチすれ	etchi sure
Imperative (命令形)	Hせよ¹ Hしろ²	エッチせよ¹ エッチしろ²	etchi seyo¹ etchi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	Hされる	エッチされる	etchi sareru
Causative	Hさせる Hさす	エッチさせる エッチさす	etchi saseru etchi sasu
Potential	Hできる	エッチできる	etchi dekiru
Volitional	Hしよう	エッチしよう	etchi shiyō
Negative	Hしない	エッチしない	etchi shinai
Negative continuative	Hせず	エッチせず	etchi sezu
Formal	Hします	エッチします	etchi shimasu
Perfective	Hした	エッチした	etchi shita
Conjunctive	Hして	エッチして	etchi shite
Hypothetical conditional	Hすれば	エッチすれば	etchi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Latvian

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [x]

(file)

Letter

H

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The twelfth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called hā and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

The letter H/h (like F/f, and O/o representing [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings). Note that it represents the sound of IPA [x] (like German machen, ach), not (as in most other alphabets based on the Latin script) the sound of IPA [h].

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [et͡ʃ], [het͡ʃ]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [h]

Letter

H

1. The eighth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoː/

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Æ æ, Ø ø, Å å

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Portuguese

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha/, /haʃ/

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The tenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /h/. Preceded by G and followed by I.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h/

Letter

H

1. The tenth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

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Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /x/, /h/

Letter

H (lower case h)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

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Slovene

Letter

H (capital, lowercase h)

1. The 9th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by G and followed by I.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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Somali

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /h/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /hæ/

Letter

H upper case (lower case h)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Somali alphabet, called ha and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

1. The twenty-first letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by W and followed by Y.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

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Spanish

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Spanish alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Turkish

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The tenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called he and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hat̚˧˦], [haːt̚˧˦], [həː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hak̚˦˧˥], [haːk̚˦˧˥], [həː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hak̚˦˥], [haːk̚˦˥], [həː˨˩]
• Phonetic: hắt, hát, hờ

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eleventh letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called hắt, hát, or hờ and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

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Zulu

Letter

H (upper case, lower case h)

1. The eighth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z