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How to spell he

He is spelled H-E.

What it means: Used to refer to a boy, man, or male animal.

In a sentence: He has a big, red ball. ▶

Same family: helium, element, gas, inert, noble gas. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The chemical symbol He comes from the name 'helium,' which itself comes from the Greek word 'helios,' meaning 'sun,' because helium was first discovered by studying the sun’s light before it was found on Earth.

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