好 hǎo / hào — good; well; be fond of
今天天气很好。Jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo.The weather is very nice today.
Common words: 最好 (zuì hǎo)、好看 (hǎo kàn)、好吃 (hǎo chī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "good"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "good", including 好 (hǎo / hào), 品 (pǐn), 价 (jià / jie), 善 (shàn), 良 (liáng), 挺 (tǐng). Study pinyin…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "good" covers 6 different Chinese characters — 好 (hǎo / hào), 品 (pǐn), 价 (jià / jie), 善 (shàn), 良 (liáng), 挺 (tǐng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 6 characters do not share a sound — their readings span hǎo, hào, pǐn, jià, jie, shàn, and more — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 好 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 好 hǎo / hàogood; well; be fond ofUseful words: 最好, 好看
- 品 pǐnconduct; grade; thing; product; goodUseful words: 作品, 食品
- 价 jià / jieprice; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middlemanUseful words: 价值, 价格
- 善 shàngoodUseful words: 完善, 改善
- 良 liánggood; very; very muchUseful words: 良好, 善良
Common words for these 6 "good" characters
Anchor each of these 6 characters in a word you can picture — start with 好 (hǎo / hào) — so "good" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise价值jià zhívalue; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values价格jià géprice评价píng jiàto evaluate; to assess完善wán shàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 6 ways to say "good".
品 pǐn — conduct; grade; thing; product; good
这家商店的产品质量很好。Zhè jiā shāng diàn de chǎn pǐn zhì liàng hěn hǎo.The products of this shop are of good quality.
Common words: 作品 (zuò pǐn)、食品 (shí pǐn)、商品 (shāng pǐn)
价 jià / jie — price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman
这件衣服的价钱很合理。Zhè jiàn yī fu de jià qián hěn hé lǐ.The price of this piece of clothing is very reasonable.
Common words: 价值 (jià zhí)、价格 (jià gé)、评价 (píng jià)
善 shàn — good
他是一个善良的人。Tā shì yí ge shàn liáng de rén.He is a kind person.
Common words: 完善 (wán shàn)、改善 (gǎi shàn)、善良 (shàn liáng)
良 liáng — good; very; very much
养成良好的学习习惯很重要。Yǎng chéng liáng hǎo de xué xí xí guàn hěn zhòng yào.Developing good study habits is important.
Common words: 良好 (liáng hǎo)、善良 (shàn liáng)、优良 (yōu liáng)
挺 tǐng — be straight and stiff; rather (good)
这件衣服挺好看的。Zhè jiàn yī fu tǐng hǎo kàn de.This piece of clothing is quite good-looking.
Common words: 挺好 (tǐng hǎo)、挺拔 (tǐng bá)、挺进 (tǐng jìn)
All 6 characters
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