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6 strokes
Character #20 · The First 1000

hǎo

good

good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to

Also read hào (to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to)

Strokes
6
Both scripts
好
Poster cell
T1

简 = 繁好 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • hǎochī tasty
  • hǎokàn good-looking
  • àihào to like
  • zuìhǎo best
  • hǎotīng pleasant to hear
  • hǎoxiàng to seem; to be like
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 好

Write 好 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, hǎo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell T1 · 28 × 36 grid

好 is #20 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 好 mean in English?
好 (hǎo) means "good": good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to.
How do you pronounce 好?
好 is pronounced hǎo in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄠˇ. It can also be read hào (to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to).
How many strokes does 好 have?
好 has 6 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 好 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 好 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 好?
Common words that use 好 include 好吃 (hǎochī, tasty), 好看 (hǎokàn, good-looking), 爱好 (àihào, to like), 最好 (zuìhǎo, best).
How common is 好?
好 is number 20 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell T1 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.