Meaning
good; well; be fond of
Chinese: 好的，也可表示喜欢或容易。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hao” becomes a different word in each tone. 好 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
- 好吃hǎo chītasty; delicious
- 好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
- 爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
Example Sentence
今天天气很好。Jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo.The weather is very nice today.
今天Jīn tiāntoday天气tiān qìweather很hěnvery好hǎogood。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Made of 女 (woman) beside 子 (child): a woman with her child, an image read as ‘good / well’. It is pronounced hǎo for ‘good’ and hào for ‘to be fond of’.
A way to remember it
Woman + child standing together — a good thing.
Easy to confuse with
- 如‘As / like’: also has 女 on the left, but paired with 口 (mouth) on the right.