HanTrace

好

hǎo
HSK 13 readings

“Good” in Chinese is 好 (hǎo).

Other characters with the syllable hao: see all 6 →

Meaning

  • good
  • appropriate; proper
  • all right!
Show 7 more meanings
  • (before a verb) easy to
  • (before a verb) good to
  • (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
  • (verb complement indicating completion)
  • (of two people) close; on intimate terms
  • (after a personal pronoun) hello
  • to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

Example

对知识的爱好而言，我真的喜欢学汉字。

In terms of intellectual hobbies, I really like learning Chinese characters.

From 爱好 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • hǎogood / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
  • hàoto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 好

爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen onHSK 1好吃hǎochītasty; deliciousHSK 1好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-lookingHSK 1好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1最好zuìhǎobestHSK 1你好nǐ hǎohello; hiHSK 1好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]HSK 1好处hǎochùeasy to get along withHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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