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CHINESE CHARACTER

hǎo

好

好

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good

Numbered pinyin
hao3
English meanings
good

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Stroke order chart

Stroke-by-stroke writing guide for 好

Character lesson

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 女; right 子.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰女子

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jīntiān今天tiānqì天气hěn很hǎo好。

    The weather is very nice today.

  2. 02

    nǐ你shēntǐ身体hǎo好ma吗?

    Are you well?

  3. 03

    zhè这dào道cài菜hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    This dish is delicious.

  4. 04

    hǎo好,jiù就zhème这么bàn办。

    OK, let's do it this way.

  5. 05

    tā他xuéxí学习hǎo好,rénpǐn人品yěhǎo也好。

    He studies well and is a good person.

  6. 06

    nǐ你bāng帮wǒ我yī一xià下hǎo好ma吗?

    Can you help me, please?

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  • 好学
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  • 好家伙
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  • 好心人
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  • 好感
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  • 好玩儿
  • 好看
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  • 完好
  • 幸好
  • 恰到好处
  • 恰好
  • 挺好
  • 搞好
  • 时好时坏
  • 最好
  • 正好
  • 爱好
  • 看好
  • 美好
  • 良好
  • 要好
  • 讨好