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The Chinese word hao - 好 - hăo
(good in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

hăo

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English translations

good, kind, very

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 好 ( hăo ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters  ( hao / hăo ) with pronunciation (English translation: good )
The traditional Chinese characters of hăo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 好 ( hao / hăo ) Writing in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).

Zhe feichang hao.
Zhè fēicháng hăo.
 – English translation: This is very good.

Character complexity
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is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

woman  |  child  |  It's a good thing to have both a wife and a child.
好 ( hao / hăo ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 58)
Chinese example words containing the character 好 ( hao / hăo )
爱好 ( àihào = hobby ), 不好意思 ( bùhăoyìsi = to feel embarrassed ), 好吃 ( hăochī = delicious ), 好处 ( hăochù = benefit ), 好看 ( hăokàn = good-looking ), 好了 ( hăole = It's alright! ), 好听 ( hăotīng = euphonious ), 好像 ( hăoxiàng = to be like ), 好奇 ( hàoqí = curious ), 您好 ( nín hăo = good day ), 你好 ( nĭ hăo = hello ), 你好吗 ( nĭhăoma = how are you ), 你们好 ( nĭmenhăo = hello ), 问好 ( wènhăo = to say hello to ), 友好 ( yŏuhăo = friendly ), 正好 ( zhènghăo = just right ), 只好 ( zhĭhăo = to have to ), 最好 ( zuìhăo = best )
More words that mean good in Chinese
liáng ( 良 ), shàn ( 善 )
More words that mean kind in Chinese
bān ( 般 ), ( 和 ), shàn ( 善 ), yàng ( 样 ), yŏuhăo ( 友好 ), zhòng ( 种 )

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