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 "well"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "well", including 好 (hǎo / hào), 井 (jǐng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "well" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 好 (hǎo / hào), 井 (jǐng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span hǎo, hào, jǐng — 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
- 井 jǐngwarn; wellUseful words: 井下, 井然
Common words for these 2 "well" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 好 (hǎo / hào) — so "well" 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井下jǐng xiàunderground; in the pit (mining)井然jǐng rántidy, methodical天井tiān jǐngcourtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight
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 2 ways to say "well".
井 jǐng — warn; well
从前，村里人都到这口井里打水。Cóng qián, cūn lǐ rén dōu dào zhè kǒu jǐng lǐ dǎ shuǐ.In the past, the villagers all drew water from this well.
Common words: 井下 (jǐng xià)、井然 (jǐng rán)、天井 (tiān jǐng)
All 2 characters
Open 好、井 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.