hǎo

good; well; very

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 82nd character
Radical ⼥ (38.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 581

Definitions

好 hǎo
  1. 1. good
  2. 2. well
  3. 3. very
  4. 4. easy to
  5. 5. (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  6. 6. so
  7. 7. good to
  8. 8. proper
  9. 9. (of two people) close
  10. 10. on intimate terms
  11. 11. (after a personal pronoun) hello
好 hào
  1. 1. to be fond of
  2. 2. to have a tendency to
  3. 3. to be prone to

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Words containing 好

Word Meaning
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
Cape of Good Hope
quite; properly; well
to follow good examples
admirable people and exemplary deeds
to be happy; to be in a good mood
to aim too high; to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
bright and sunny weather
favorable; good; advantage
carefully; well; thoroughly
Robin Hood–style outlaw hero; bandit hero
heroes
to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
to rejoice in grandiose deeds
eager to study; studious; erudite
to adapt to sb's taste; to fit sb's fancy
expert; dab hand
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
no matter what may happen (idiom)
no matter what may happen (idiom)
not so good; not too well
hard to take; unpleasant
hard to say; can't be sure; unpleasant to say