好 Stroke Order — How to Write 好

Stroke Order

好 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

好 Radical and Character Components

Components:女子

好 is an ideographic compound. A woman 女 with a son 子.

Radical: 女 + 3 more strokes

好 Pronunciation and Pinyin

hǎo
hào

Meanings of 好 in Chinese

hǎo好

Good; having many advantages or being satisfactory, opposite of 'bad'.

他是一个好人，总是乐于助人

He is a good person, always willing to help others.

Used to express good health, well-being, or a state of peace and absence of illness, often in greetings.

祝您身体安好！

I wish you good health and well-being!

Used to describe friendly or harmonious relationships; good, friendly.

他们是好朋友。

They are good friends.

easy; convenient; easy to do/use/understand

这个问题不难，很好解决。

This problem is not difficult; it's very easy to solve.

To finish, complete, or perfect an action or task.

饭做好了。

The meal is ready.

Expressing assent or approval, similar to 'Okay!' or 'Good!'

好！没问题，我来处理

Okay! No problem, I'll take care of it.

Used before an adjective or adverb to indicate a high degree; very, quite, so.

时间过得好快！

Time passes so quickly!

Convenient for; suitable for; making something easier to do.

这把刀很锋利，好切菜

This knife is very sharp, making it good for cutting vegetables.

Used sarcastically to express dissatisfaction, annoyance, or disappointment, often implying the opposite of 'good'.

好，你可真行啊！

Great, you really outdid yourself!

hào好

To like, to be fond of, to have a strong inclination towards (often used as the opposite of 'wù', meaning to dislike). Common usage includes 'hào qí' (curious), 'hào sè' (lecherous), 'hào gāo wù yuǎn' (to aspire to high goals but neglect the fundamentals), 'hào yì wù láo' (to love ease and hate work).

小孩子总是对世界充满好奇。

Children are always full of curiosity about the world.

To be prone to; to often or easily (do something undesirable).

这孩子好哭。

This child is prone to crying.

Common Words and Phrases with 好

hǎo好bàn办

easy to handle or arrange

有你帮忙，这件事就好办多了

With your help, this matter becomes much easier to handle.

hǎo好bǐ比

can be compared to; be just like

阅读好比给心灵提供养料，让我们的思想更加丰富。

Reading is like providing nourishment for the soul, enriching our thoughts.

hǎo好bù不

Used to express a high degree or extent, similar to 'how' or 'very,' often with an exclamatory tone.

那孩子好不可爱！

How incredibly cute that child is!

hǎo好chī吃hǎo好hē喝

delicious food and drinks

他是个好吃好喝的人，每次旅行都要去当地最有名的餐厅品尝特色美食。

He is a person who is fond of good food and drink; every time he travels, he goes to the most famous local restaurants to taste specialty dishes.

hào好chī吃lǎn懒zuò做

fond of eating and averse to work; greedy for food and lazy

他从小就好吃懒做，长大后一事无成。

He has been fond of eating and averse to work since childhood, achieving nothing as an adult.

hǎo好chǒu丑

Good and bad, or right and wrong; also used to mean at any rate or anyhow.

这件事情好丑都要做完，不能半途而废。

This matter must be completed no matter what; we cannot give up halfway.

hǎo好chù处

Benefit or advantage; a positive aspect that is favorable to a person or thing.

每天阅读有许多好处，比如增长知识和放松心情。

Daily reading has many benefits, such as increasing knowledge and relaxing the mind.

hǎo好chuī吹niú牛

fond of bragging or boasting

小明这个人就是好吹牛，每次聚会都要说自己多么成功。

Xiao Ming is very boastful; he talks about how successful he is at every gathering.

hào好dà大xǐ喜gōng功

To crave for grandeur and success, often characterized by an overly ambitious and showy style.

那位新来的经理有点好大喜功，总是喜欢启动大型项目，却很少关注细节和项目的实际效益。

The new manager is a bit too ambitious for grand achievements; he always loves to launch large-scale projects but rarely focuses on the details and the actual benefits of the projects.

hǎo好dǎi歹

good or bad; at least; somehow; mishap or accident