好 hǎo good
good; done; so
hǎo (good) and hào (to like) - 好人 hǎorén, 爱好 àihào
How to remember 好: 女 woman + 子 child = good. The woman holds her newborn child for the first time and whispers "Everything is good now."
Component breakdown
好 = 女 woman + 子 child
- 女 woman
- 子 child
The woman holds her newborn child for the first time and whispers "Everything is good now."
How it came to be
The oldest form is a kneeling woman holding a child, and the character has looked like that ever since.
How it is used
- Good / well - 好人 (hǎorén) a good person; on a verb it marks done / ready - 做好了 (zuò hǎo le) all done, 关好 (guān hǎo) shut properly.
- Read hào it means be fond of - 爱好 (àihào) hobby, 好奇 (hàoqí) curious.
- In speech it also intensifies like so - 好大 (hǎo dà) so big.
Words with 好
- 好吃hǎochītastyHSK 1
- 你好nǐhǎohelloHSK 1
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun; enjoyable (spoken, erhua)HSK 1
- 好看hǎokàngood-lookingHSK 1
- 爱好àihàohobbyHSK 2
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsito feel embarrassedHSK 2
- 好像hǎoxiàngas ifHSK 3
- 最好zuìhǎothe bestHSK 3
- 好久hǎojiǔquite a whileHSK 3
- 好多hǎoduōmanyHSK 3
- 正好zhènghǎojust (in time)HSK 4
- 好处hǎochubenefitHSK 4
- 友好yǒuhǎofriendly (relations)HSK 4
- 只好zhǐhǎohave toHSK 4
- 好好hǎohǎowellHSK 4
- 好笑hǎoxiàolaughableHSK 4
- 美好měihǎobeautifulHSK 4
- 亲朋好友qīnpéng-hǎoyǒufriends and familyHSK 5
- 刚好gānghǎojustHSK 5
- 好奇hàoqíinquisitiveHSK 5
- 好评hǎopíngfavorable criticismHSK 5
- 好转hǎozhuǎnto improveHSK 5
- 好运hǎoyùngood luckHSK 5
- 良好liánghǎogoodHSK 5
- 也好yěhǎothat's fineHSK 6
- 好不hǎobùnot at all ...HSK 6
- 好学hàoxuéeager to studyHSK 6
- 好客hàokèhospitalityHSK 6
- 好容易hǎoróngyìwith great difficultyHSK 6
- 好感hǎogǎngood opinionHSK 6
- 恰好qiàhǎoas it turns outHSK 6
- 看好kànhǎoto regard as having good prospectsHSK 6
- 叫好jiàohǎoto applaudHSK 7
- 和好héhǎoto become reconciledHSK 7
- 喜好xǐhàoto likeHSK 7
- 好受hǎoshòufeeling betterHSK 7
- 好在hǎozàiluckilyHSK 7
- 好心hǎoxīnkindnessHSK 7
- 好意hǎoyìgood intentionHSK 7
Example sentences
- 你做得很好。 Nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo.You've done great.
- 今天天气很好。 Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.The weather is nice today.
- 那个小孩好可爱。 Nàge xiǎohái hǎo kě'ài.That child is really cute.
- 她们的关系很好。 Tāmen de guānxi hěn hǎo.Those women get on very well with each other.