好 (hǎo)

good/very/easy to

How 好 is written

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman
Traditional
好
Simplified
好 (unchanged)

好 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

hǎo
good; well; proper; good to
hào
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

Common words using 好

只好 zhǐhǎo
without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì
very difficult; after all the trouble
好久 hǎojiǔ
quite a while
好似 hǎosì
to seem; to be like
好像 hǎoxiàng
as if; to seem like
好友 hǎoyǒu
close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend
好吃 hǎochī
tasty; delicious
好多 hǎoduō
many; quite a lot; much better
好好 hǎohǎo
well; carefully; nicely
好幾 hǎojǐ
several; quite a few
好意思 hǎoyìsi
to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame
好玩 hǎowán
amusing; fun; interesting

好 in a sentence

這家餐廳的菜很好吃。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de cài hěn hǎochī.

“The food at this restaurant is delicious.”

How common is 好?

好 is the 82nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 38.2% of all running text.

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