Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced hao
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced hao, including 好 hǎo / hào, 号 háo / hào, 毫 háo, 豪 háo, 耗 hào. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say hao, lead with the initial h, then flow without a break into the final ao, holding the tone across the whole syllable.
Initial h
Start the syllable on the initial h, then run straight into the final ao — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ao
Settle the final ao into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (好 hǎo / hào, 号 háo / hào, 毫 háo, 豪 háo, 耗 hào) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound hao, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
hao turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 号, 毫, 豪 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 好 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 耗, 浩 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing hao inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.