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好 hǎo — “good”
How to write and say the Chinese character 好 (hǎo), which means good — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 hǎo
Meaning · 意思 good
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 女 (woman)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
好 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
女 (woman) cradling 子 (a child) — together they mean good.
A common word常用词
你好
hello
Example sentence例句
妈妈做的饭，好吃极了。
The food Mum makes is so good.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.