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好

See also: 女子
好 U+597D, 好
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-597D
← 奼
[U+597C] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 奾 →
[U+597E]

Translingual Edit

Stroke order
 
Stroke order
 

Han character Edit

好 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 女弓木 (VND), four-corner 47447, composition ⿰女子)

Derived characters Edit

References Edit

  • KangXi: page 255, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6053
  • Dae Jaweon: page 518, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1028, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+597D

Chinese Edit

trad. 好
simp. # 好
alternative forms
 
⿰女人
㚥
⿱女子
𡥃
𰠗
⿰女人
㚥
⿱女子
𡥃
𰠗
㝀
𡚽
𡥆
𢑒
𤫧
𩐔

Glyph origin Edit

Historical forms of the character 好
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
       
Characters in the same phonetic series (好) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
薅 *qʰuː
好 *qʰuːʔ, *qʰuːs

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 女 (“woman”) + 子 (“child”).

The widely accepted meaning of this character is that the characters for “female” (女) and “child” (子) were put together to form a compound because it was good for a woman to have a child. Similarly, it has been proposed that the compound originally refers to the mutual affection between the mother and child, which then extended to mean “good”. These theories are supported by the smaller 子 found in some oracle bones and bronze inscriptions.

However, broader interpretations of the second character 子 could lead to other theories. 子 could also mean “son”, so it may have meant two children, a boy and a girl next to each other, which is a good fortune to have a boy and a girl. 子 could also mean “man”, so it may have referred to the love between a man and a woman, which is good. Duan Yucai, in his annotated version of Shuowen, interpreted it as originally referring to the beauty of woman. Lastly, it could mean that the “attitude” of a girl was considered good.

Etymology Edit

The two pronunciations are cognate – pronunciation 2 is the *-s suffixed form, or exoactive/putative of pronunciation 1, literally “to consider good”. Compare 惡 (OC *qaːɡ, “bad; evil”) > 惡 (OC *qaːɡs, “to consider bad; to hate”).

This word has been compared with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hu (“to raise; to rear; to nourish”): Proto-Lolo-Burmese *hu³, Abor-Miri (Tani) u, Mawo Northern Qiang χu, which is only attested in a limited number of languages. If this is correct, it may be related to 畜 (OC *l̥ʰuɡs, *l̥ʰuɡ, *hluɡ, “to raise; to rear; domesticated animal”). Alternatively, compare Tibetan མཁོ (mkho, “necessary, important”).

Cognate with Central Bai hux (“good”), which may be a loanword from Chinese.

Pronunciation 1 Edit

Note:
  • ho2 - vernacular;
  • hoh4 - vernacular (“very”);
  • hao2 - literary.
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • Rime
    Character 好
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 曉 (32)
    Final (韻) 豪 (89)
    Tone (調) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 呼晧切
    Baxter xawX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/hɑuX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/hɑuX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/xɑuX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/hawX/
    Li
    Rong         		/xɑuX/
    Wang
    Li         		/xɑuX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/xɑuX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		hǎo
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		hou2
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 好
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		hǎo
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ xawX ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qʰˁuʔ/
    English good

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 好
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 4913
    Phonetic
    component         		好
    Rime
    group         		幽
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		好
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qʰuːʔ/
    Notes 由女孩子會意美

    Definitions Edit

    好

    1. good; well
      你好嗎？／你好吗？  ―  Nǐ hǎo ma?  ―  How are you?
      你好嗎？／你好吗？ [Cantonese]  ―  nei5 hou2 maa3? [Jyutping]  ―  How are you?
      真是個好主意！／真是个好主意！  ―  Zhēn shì ge hǎo zhǔyì!  ―  That's a good idea!
      Antonym: 壞／坏 (huài)
    2. Used as an interjection.
      1. good; very well; nice
      2. OK; alright
        好，明天見。／好，明天见。  ―  Hǎo, míngtiān jiàn.  ―  OK, see you tomorrow.
        好，我們今天就到這裡。 [MSC, trad.]
        好，我们今天就到这里。 [MSC, simp.]
        Hǎo, wǒmen jīntiān jiù dào zhèli. [Pinyin]
        Alright, we will stop here today.
      3. fine
    3. friendly; close; acquainted
      好朋友  ―  hǎo péngyǒu  ―  good friend
      他們對我很好。／他们对我很好。  ―  Tāmen duì wǒ hěn hǎo.  ―  They are very kind to me.
    4. (specifically) to start dating; to become romantic partners
      他倆好上了。／他俩好上了。  ―  Tā liǎ hǎo shàng le.  ―  They are in a relationship.
    5. done; ready
      我就要好了。  ―  Wǒ jiù yào hǎo le.  ―  I'll be ready very soon.
    6. to be good to; easy to
      這水龍頭好擰。／这水龙头好拧。  ―  Zhè shuǐlóngtóu hǎo nǐng.  ―  This tap turns easily.
      這事兒不好辦。／这事儿不好办。  ―  Zhè shìr bù hǎo bàn.  ―  This matter is not easy to deal with.
    7. (making it) convenient; easy for
      把東西收拾乾淨，我好打掃房間。 [MSC, trad.]
      把东西收拾干净，我好打扫房间。 [MSC, simp.]
      Bǎ dōngxī shōushí qiánjìng, wǒ hǎo dǎsǎo fángjiān. [Pinyin]
      Put stuff away so that I can clean the room.
      他們用鏡子反射陽光，好讓救援飛機發現。 [MSC, trad.]
      他们用镜子反射阳光，好让救援飞机发现。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tāmen yòng jìngzǐ fǎnshè yángguāng, hǎo ràng jiùyuán fēijī fāxiàn. [Pinyin]
      They used a mirror to reflect sunlight and help the search-and-rescue aircraft find them.
    8. to recover from an illness
      佢病咗幾個月都仲未好。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      佢病咗几个月都仲未好。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      keoi5 beng6 zo2 gei2 go3 jyut6 dou1 zung6 mei6 hou2. [Jyutping]
      He's been sick for several months and still hasn't recovered.
      好返 [Cantonese]  ―  hou2 faan1 [Jyutping]  ―  to get better; to recover; to heal
    9. (somewhat dialectal) very; quite; rather; so
      我好興奮啊！／我好兴奋啊！  ―  Wǒ hǎo xīngfèn a!  ―  I'm so excited!
      好幾天／好几天  ―  hǎo jǐ tiān  ―  quite a few days
      我個中文老師好好人㗎！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
      我个中文老师好好人㗎！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
      ngo5 go3 zung1 man4-2 lou5 si1 hou2 hou2 jan4 gaa3! [Jyutping]
      My Chinese teacher is a very nice person!
      我唔係好鍾意你噉做。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      我唔系好钟意你噉做。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5 gam2 zou6. [Jyutping]
      I don't really like you doing it that way.
      潮州話好好學。潮州話好惡學。 [Teochew, trad.]
      潮州话好好学。潮州话好恶学。 [Teochew, simp.]
      From: [1]
      diê5 ziu1 uê7 hoh4 ho2 oh8. diê5 ziu1 uê7 hoh4 oh4 oh8. [Peng'im]
      Teochew is very easy to learn. Teochew is very hard to learn.
    10. a pleasure to (do something); good for (doing something)
      好吃  ―  hǎochī  ―  delicious
      好用  ―  hǎoyòng  ―  a joy to use
      好聽／好听  ―  hǎotīng  ―  pleasant-sounding
      呢把刀幾好使。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      呢把刀几好使。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      ni1 baa2 dou1 gei2 hou2 sai2. [Jyutping]
      This knife is pretty good to use.
    11. properly; carefully
      記得帶好雨具！／记得带好雨具！  ―  Jìdé dài hǎo yǔjù!  ―  Remember to bring along rain gear! / Make sure your rain gear is on you!
      聽好了！／听好了！  ―  Tīng hǎo le!  ―  Now listen carefully!
      食好瞓好／食好𰥛好 [Cantonese]  ―  sik6 hou2 fan3 hou2 [Jyutping]  ―  eat well and sleep well
      做好功課／做好功课 [Cantonese]  ―  zou6 hou2 gung1 fo3 [Jyutping]  ―  to do one's homework (as one should)
    12. Particle used after verbs to denote the completion or near-completion of an action.
      作業做好了嗎？／作业做好了吗？  ―  Zuòyè zuò hǎo le ma?  ―  Have you finished your homework?
    13. Used after a noun or pronoun as a greeting.
      你好  ―  nǐ hǎo  ―  hello
      大家好  ―  dàjiā hǎo  ―  hello, everyone
      老師好／老师好  ―  lǎoshī hǎo  ―  hello, teacher
    14. greeting
      問好／问好  ―  wènhǎo  ―  say hello
      替我給你媽帶個好兒。 [MSC, trad.]
      替我给你妈带个好儿。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tì wǒ gěi nǐ mā dài ge hǎor. [Pinyin]
      Say hi for me to your mom.
    15. Particle denoting agreement, support or wish to terminate a conversation.
    16. Particle denoting dissatisfaction in ironical sentences.
    17. such; what
      好一朵美麗的茉莉花。 [MSC, trad.]
      好一朵美丽的茉莉花。 [MSC, simp.]
      From: 18ᵗʰ century ᴄᴇ, Molihua, a Jiangnan folk song
      Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlìhuā. [Pinyin]
      What a beautiful jasmine.
    18. (dialectal) can; should
      我好進來嗎？／我好进来吗？  ―  Wǒ hǎo jìnlái ma?  ―  Can I come in?
      十二點喇，好去瞓覺喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      十二点喇，好去𰥛觉喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      sap6 ji6 dim2 laa3, hou2 heoi3 fan3 gaau3 laa3. [Jyutping]
      It's twelve now. You should go to bed.
      噉都好拗？ [Cantonese]  ―  gam2 dou1 hou2 aau3? [Jyutping]  ―  You are really arguing about this? (literally, “That can be argued?”)
      勿認得路末倷勿好問訊個？ [Suzhounese, trad.]
      勿认得路末倷勿好问讯个？ [Suzhounese, simp.]
      Could you not just ask if you don't know the way?
    19. (Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) how (to what degree)
    20. (rail transport) cleared
    Synonyms Edit
    Dialectal synonyms of 好 (“good”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 好, 良, 善, 佳
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 好, 良好, 美好, 佳
    Mandarin Beijing 好, 強
    Taiwan 好
    Jinan 好, 賽, 強
    Xi'an 好, 嫽
    Wuhan 好, 傲
    Chengdu 好
    Yangzhou 好
    Hefei 好, 㜺
    Singapore 好
    Cantonese Guangzhou 好, 㜺
    Hong Kong 好
    Taishan 好
    Yangjiang 好
    Singapore (Guangfu) 好
    Gan Nanchang 好
    Hakka Meixian 好, 㜺
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 好
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 好
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 好
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 好
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 好
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 好
    Jin Taiyuan 好
    Min Bei Jian'ou 好
    Min Dong Fuzhou 好
    Min Nan Xiamen 好
    Tainan 好
    Penang (Hokkien) 好
    Singapore (Hokkien) 好
    Chaozhou 好
    Singapore (Teochew) 好
    Singapore (Hainanese) 好
    Wu Shanghai 好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲
    Suzhou 好, 㜺
    Wenzhou 好
    Xiang Changsha 好
    Shuangfeng 好
    Dialectal synonyms of 很 (“very”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 甚, 孔
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 很, 非常, 十分
    Mandarin Beijing 挺, 很, 倍兒, 怪
    Taiwan 很, 好, 非常, 超, 蠻, 超級
    Tianjin 挺, 很, 傻, 老, 倍兒, 齁兒
    Jinan 挺, 楞
    Xi'an 很
    Wuhan 蠻, 很
    Chengdu 很, 好
    Chongqing 很
    Yangzhou 蠻, 稀, 很
    Hefei 很
    Malaysia 很
    Singapore 很, 蠻, 非常
    Cantonese Guangzhou 好, 非常之
    Hong Kong 好, 非常, 非常之, 超, 勁, 十分之
    Zhongshan (Shiqi) 好
    Taishan 好, 十分之
    Yangjiang 好
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 好
    Singapore (Guangfu) 好, 非常之, 非常
    Gan Nanchang 蠻
    Hakka Meixian 好, 刮, 已, 還, 異, 還 exclamation
    Huidong (Daling) 好
    Wuhua (Meilin) 好
    Shaoguan (Qujiang) 頂
    Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 好
    Changting 野
    Wuping (Pingyu) 已, 刮
    Liancheng 樣
    Ninghua 好
    Ruijin 蠻
    Shicheng 蠻
    Shangyou (Shexi) 蠻
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 當, 已, 還
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蓋, 盡, 還
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 當, 盡, 已, 還
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 當, 已, 還
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 當, 已, 還
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 足, 真, 實在
    Hong Kong 好
    Sabah (Bao'an) 好
    Kuching (Hepo) 很
    Singapore (Dabu) 好
    Jin Taiyuan 很, 挺
    Min Bei Jian'ou 盡
    Min Dong Fuzhou 野, 真
    Singapore (Fuqing) 真
    Sitiawan (Gutian) 真
    Min Nan Xiamen 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 非常, 真正
    Xiamen (Tong'an) 真
    Quanzhou 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人
    Jinjiang 野
    Zhangzhou 盡, 蓋, 足, 足範, 有夠, 出奇, 極死, 見死, 死了了, 死人
    Zhao'an 很, 真, 死絕, 好, 非常
    Dongshan 真, 非常
    Taipei 真, 誠
    New Taipei (Sanxia) 真, 誠
    Kaohsiung 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋
    Yilan 有夠, 足, 誠, 盡
    Changhua (Lukang) 真, 誠
    Taichung 誠, 蓋, 足
    Tainan 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋
    Hsinchu 真, 誠
    Kinmen 足, 誠
    Penghu (Magong) 真, 誠
    Penang (Hokkien) 真, 誠, 真正
    Singapore (Hokkien) 真, 死爸, 真正, 誠, 足, 有夠
    Manila (Hokkien) 野, 真, 萬代, 真正
    Chaozhou 過, 好, 非常, 死爸
    Shantou 過, 鐵, 好, 很, 死爸, 死絕
    Shantou (Chenghai) 好, 死絕
    Shantou (Chaoyang) 好, 非常
    Jieyang 過, 好, 死爸, 死絕
    Bangkok (Teochew) 好
    Johor Bahru (Teochew) 好
    Singapore (Teochew) 真, 死爸, 非常
    Wenchang 極, 但顧, 真
    Haikou 但顧
    Qionghai 但顧, 真
    Singapore (Hainanese) 但顧, 真
    Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 好, 蠻
    Wu Shanghai 蠻, 老, 邪氣, 老老, 瞎, 絕, 十分, 十二萬分, 非常, 非常之, 畢, 畢畢, 來得, 來得個, 煞, 交關, 十二分 rare, 窮 dated, 野 dated, 邪 dated
    Suzhou 蠻, 窮
    Hangzhou 蠻, 交關, 木佬佬, 冒
    Ningbo 交關, 蠻, 堪, 𠊉好, 𠊉派, 甮派, 出格, 木牢牢 rare, 猛 rare
    Zhoushan 交關, 蠻, 猛, 堪, 出格, 木牢牢 rare
    Wenzhou 蠻, 蒙, 顯
    Xiang Changsha 很, 蠻
    Shuangfeng 蠻
    Dialectal synonyms of 多 (“how (to what degree)”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 多
    Mandarin Taiwan 多
    Yantai (Muping) 多
    Jinan 多, 多麼
    Wanrong 多
    Xi'an 多
    Yinchuan 多
    Lanzhou 多
    Xining 多
    Ürümqi 多
    Wuhan 幾, 幾樣, 好
    Chengdu 好
    Guiyang 好
    Liuzhou 幾
    Xuzhou 多
    Yangzhou 多
    Nanjing 多
    Malaysia 多
    Cantonese Guangzhou 幾
    Hong Kong 幾
    Dongguan 幾
    Gan Nanchang 幾
    Lichuan 幾
    Pingxiang 幾
    Hakka Meixian 幾
    Yudu 幾
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 幾
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 幾
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 幾
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 幾
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 幾
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 幾
    Huizhou Jixi 多少
    Jin Taiyuan 多來
    Xinzhou 多麼, 多啦
    Min Bei Jian'ou 幾多
    Min Dong Fuzhou 若夥
    Min Nan Xiamen 偌
    Quanzhou 偌
    Zhangzhou 偌
    Penang (Hokkien) 偌
    Singapore (Hokkien) 偌
    Jieyang 若
    Singapore (Teochew) 若
    Leizhou 偌
    Haikou 偌
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 幾
    Wu Shanghai 多少, 幾化
    Shanghai (Chongming) 多下
    Suzhou 幾化
    Danyang 多
    Hangzhou 多少
    Wenzhou 幾倈
    Jinhua 幾很
    Xiang Changsha 好
    Loudi 好
    Dialectal synonyms of 多麼 (“how; what; so; such”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 何等, 何其, 一何, 何哉, 何等也, 何則
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 多麼, 何等, 何其
    Mandarin Beijing 多麼, 多
    Taiwan 多麼, 多
    Jinan 多麼, 多
    Xi'an 多
    Wuhan 幾, 幾樣, 好
    Chengdu 好, 多
    Guilin 好
    Yangzhou 多
    Hefei 好
    Malaysia 多
    Singapore 多麼, 多
    Cantonese Guangzhou 幾, 幾咁
    Hong Kong 幾, 幾咁
    Yangjiang 幾
    Gan Nanchang 幾
    Hakka Meixian 幾
    Jin Taiyuan 多麼, 多來
    Min Bei Jian'ou 幾多
    Min Dong Fuzhou 若夥, 若
    Min Nan Xiamen 偌, 偌爾仔
    Quanzhou 偌
    Zhangzhou 偌, 偌爾仔, 偌仔爾
    Taipei 偌爾, 偌仔爾
    Kaohsiung 偌爾, 偌仔爾
    Penang (Hokkien) 偌
    Singapore (Hokkien) 偌
    Manila (Hokkien) 偌
    Chaozhou 若
    Singapore (Teochew) 若
    Wu Shanghai 多少, 幾化
    Suzhou 幾化
    Wenzhou 幾倈, 幾恁
    Xiang Changsha 幾, 幾多, 好
    Shuangfeng 幾, 好
    Dialectal synonyms of 能 (“can”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 能
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 能, 能夠, 可以
    Mandarin Taiwan 能, 能夠, 可以
    Malaysia 能
    Singapore 能, 能夠, 可以
    Cantonese Hong Kong 可以
    Hakka Kuching (Hepo) 得
    Min Dong Singapore (Fuqing) 會
    Min Nan Penang (Hokkien) 會, 會使
    Singapore (Hokkien) 會, 會使
    Manila (Hokkien) 會, 會通
    Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 得, 可以
    Wu Shanghai 好
    Suzhou 好
    Ningbo 好

    Compounds Edit

    Descendants Edit

    Sino-Xenic (好):
    • → Japanese: 好(こう) (kō)
    • → Korean: 호(好) (ho)
    • → Vietnamese: hảo (好)

    Others:

    • → Vietnamese: hẩu (“kind, good, delicious”)

    Pronunciation 2 Edit

    Rime
    Character 好
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 曉 (32)
    Final (韻) 豪 (89)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 呼到切
    Baxter xawH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/hɑuH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/hɑuH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/xɑuH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/hawH/
    Li
    Rong         		/xɑuH/
    Wang
    Li         		/xɑuH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/xɑuH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		hào
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		hou3
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 好
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		hào
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ xawH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qʰˁuʔ-s/
    English love, like (v.)

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 好
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 4914
    Phonetic
    component         		好
    Rime
    group         		幽
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		秏
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qʰuːs/

    Definitions Edit

    好

    1. to be fond of; to like
      好學不倦／好学不倦  ―  hàoxuébùjuàn  ―  to like to learn without feeling tired
      餃子多香啊！我就好這麼一口兒！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
      饺子多香啊！我就好这么一口儿！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
      Jiǎozi duō xiāng a! Wǒ jiù hào zhènme yī kǒur! [Pinyin]
      The dumplings smell so delicious! I indeed like this!
    2. to have a tendency to; to be prone to; good to; easy to
    3. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) can; to be able to
      儂好流利個講上海閒話𠲎？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
      侬好流利个讲上海闲话𠲎？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
      6non 5hau 6lieu-li 8geq 5kaon 6zaon-he-ghe-gho 0vaq [Wugniu]
      Can you speak Shanghainese fluently?
      Synonyms: 會／会, 可以
    4. A surname
    Synonyms Edit
    Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 好, 喜好, 愛好, 字
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好
    Mandarin Beijing 喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛
    Taiwan 喜歡, 愛
    Jinan 喜歡
    Xi'an 喜歡, 愛
    Wuhan 喜歡, 愛
    Chengdu 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
    Chongqing 喜歡, 歡喜
    Guilin 喜歡
    Yangzhou 歡喜
    Hefei 喜歡
    Malaysia 喜歡
    Singapore 喜歡
    Cantonese Guangzhou 中意, 歡喜
    Hong Kong 中意, 好
    Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 中意
    Macau 中意
    Guangzhou (Panyu) 中意
    Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 中意
    Guangzhou (Conghua) 中意
    Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 中意
    Foshan 中意
    Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 中意
    Foshan (Shunde) 中意
    Foshan (Sanshui) 中意
    Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 中意
    Zhongshan (Shiqi) 歡喜, 中意
    Zhuhai (Qianshan) 中意
    Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 中意
    Zhuhai (Doumen) 中意
    Jiangmen (Baisha) 中意
    Jiangmen (Xinhui) 中意
    Taishan 中意
    Kaiping (Chikan) 爽心, 中意
    Enping (Niujiang) 中意
    Heshan (Yayao) 中意
    Dongguan 中意
    Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 中意
    Yangjiang 中意, 歡喜
    Beihai 中意
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 中意
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 中意, 喜歡
    Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 中意
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 中意, 蘇格
    Singapore (Guangfu) 中意
    Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 中意
    Móng Cái 中意
    Gan Nanchang 歡喜
    Hakka Meixian 中意, 好
    Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 中意
    Dongguan (Qingxi) 中意
    Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 中意
    Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 中意
    Conghua (Lütian) 歡喜
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 中意, 好
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 中意, 好
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 中意, 好
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 中意, 合意, 好
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 中意, 好
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 佮意, 愛
    Senai (Huiyang) 中意
    Kuching (Hepo) 蘇格
    Jin Taiyuan 喜歡, 待見
    Min Bei Jian'ou 愛, 喜歡
    Min Dong Fuzhou 歡喜, 中意, 愛
    Min Nan Xiamen 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合
    Xiamen (Tong'an) 佮意
    Quanzhou 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
    Shishi 佮意
    Zhangzhou 歡喜, 愛, 佮意
    Tainan 佮意, 意愛, 愛
    Penang (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
    Singapore (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
    Manila (Hokkien) 愛, 佮意
    Chaozhou 歡喜, 愛, 喜歡
    Shantou 歡喜
    Shantou (Chaoyang) 好, 尚, 喜歡
    Jieyang 歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡
    Johor Bahru (Teochew) 喜歡
    Singapore (Teochew) 舒合
    Wenchang 歡喜
    Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 中意
    Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 字
    Wu Shanghai 歡喜
    Suzhou 歡喜
    Ningbo 歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated
    Wenzhou 喜歡
    Xiang Changsha 喜歡
    Shuangfeng 喜歡

    Compounds Edit

    Descendants Edit

    Sino-Xenic (好):

    References Edit

    Japanese Edit

    Kanji Edit

    好

    (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. fondness; what one likes

    Readings Edit

    Compounds Edit

    Proper noun Edit

    好(よしみ) • (Yoshimi) 

    1. a male given name

    Korean Edit

    Hanja Edit

    好 • (ho) (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune–Reischauer ho)

    1. to like

    Vietnamese Edit

    Han character Edit

    好: Hán Việt readings: hiếu (呼(hô)到(đáo)切(thiết))[1][2][3], hảo (呼(hô)晧(hạo)切(thiết))[1][2][3]
    好: Nôm readings: hiếu[1][2][4], háu[1][3][4], háo[1][3], hảo[2][4], hẩu[1][3], hấu[3], hão[4], hếu[4]

    1. (only in compound) chữ Hán form of hiếu (“to like, to be fond of”).
    2. (only in compound) chữ Hán form of hảo (“good, well; kind”).
    3. (only in dưa hấu) chữ Hán form of hấu (“delicious”).

    References Edit

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Nguyễn (2014).
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Trần (2004).
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Hồ (1976).
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