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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

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Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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

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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

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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 / 会意): 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. See also 保 and the original version of 乳.

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

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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

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Note:
  • ho3 - vernacular;
  • hor3, hornn3 - literary.
Note:
  • hó/hó͘ - vernacular;
  • hóⁿ - literary.
Note:
  • ho2 - vernacular;
  • hoh4 - vernacular (“very”);
  • hao2 - literary.
    • (Leizhou)
      • Leizhou Pinyin: ho2 / hao2
      • Sinological IPA: /hɔ³¹/, /hau³¹/
Note:
  • ho2 - vernacular;
  • hao2 - literary.
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/
Bernhard
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

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好

  1. good; well
    Antonym: 壞 / 坏 (huài)
    好人  ―  hǎorén  ―  good person
    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!
    好學唔學，學埋（人）啲衰野 [Cantonese, trad.]
    好学唔学，学埋（人）啲衰野 [Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 hok6 m4 hok6, hok6 maai4 (jan4) di1 seoi1 je5 [Jyutping]
    to learn all the bad things from (someone) instead of the good
  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. 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.
  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. (after a verb) 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. (Hokkien) Particle denoting that the listener is still listening or is still interested with what the speaker is saying. (backchanneling cue)
  18. such; what
  19. (dialectal) can
    我好進來嗎？／我好进来吗？  ―  Wǒ hǎo jìnlái ma?  ―  Can I come in?
    噉都好拗？ [Cantonese]  ―  gam2 dou1 hou2 aau3? [Jyutping]  ―  You are really arguing about this? (literally, “That can be argued?”)
  20. (Cantonese, Hakka) should
    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.
  21. (Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) how (to what degree)
  22. (rail transport) cleared
    • 2022 January 30, “新春走基层 | 值班员老赵的“最后一次春运””, in 陈志远, editor, 东南网漳州频道‎[4], 东南网:
      3道、調兩，信號好 [MSC, trad.]
      3道、调两，信号好 [MSC, simp.]
      3 dào, diào liǎng, xìnhào hǎo [Pinyin]
      Track 3, Switcher 2, Signal is cleared
Synonyms
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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
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 好, 強
Taiwan 好
Singapore 好
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 好, 賽, 強
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 好, 嫽
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 好
Wuhan 好, 傲
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 好
Hefei 好, 㜺
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
Northern Min Jian'ou 好
Eastern Min Fuzhou 好
Southern Min Xiamen 好
Tainan 好
Penang (Hokkien) 好
Singapore (Hokkien) 好
Manila (Hokkien) 好
Chaozhou 好
Singapore (Teochew) 好
Singapore (Hainanese) 好
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 好
Wu Shanghai 好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲
Shanghai (Songjiang) 畢㜺
Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) 出客
Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) 出客
Shanghai (Fengxian) 靈
Shanghai (Jinshan) 靈
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
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 挺, 很, 倍兒, 怪
Taiwan 很, 好, 非常, 超, 蠻, 超級
Malaysia 很
Singapore 很, 蠻, 非常
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 挺, 很, 傻, 老, 倍兒, 齁兒
Jinan 挺, 楞
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 很
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 很, 好
Chongqing 很
Wuhan 蠻, 很
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 蠻, 稀, 很
Hefei 很
Cantonese Guangzhou 好, 非常之
Hong Kong 好, 非常, 非常之, 超, 勁, 十分之, 無敵
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
Northern Min Jian'ou 盡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 野, 真
Singapore (Fuqing) 真
Sitiawan (Gutian) 真
Southern Min Xiamen 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 非常, 真正, 設汰, 一
Xiamen (Tong'an) 真
Quanzhou 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 設汰
Jinjiang 野, 萬代
Zhangzhou 盡, 蓋, 足, 足範, 有夠, 出奇, 極死, 見死, 死了了, 死人, 設汰, 設汰仔
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, 真誠, 誠, 有夠
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 Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 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, 𣍐好, 𣍐派, 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
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 多
Malaysia 多
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 多, 多麼
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 多
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 多
Xi'an 多
Xining 多
Xuzhou 多
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 多
Lanzhou 多
Ürümqi 多
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 好
Wuhan 幾, 幾樣, 好
Guiyang 好
Liuzhou 幾
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 多
Yangzhou 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
Northern Min Jian'ou 幾多
Eastern Min Fuzhou 若夥
Southern Min Xiamen 偌
Quanzhou 偌
Zhangzhou 偌
Penang (Hokkien) 偌
Singapore (Hokkien) 偌
Jieyang 若
Singapore (Teochew) 若
Leizhou 偌
Haikou 偌
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 幾
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
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 多麼, 多
Taiwan 多麼, 多
Malaysia 多
Singapore 多麼, 多
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 多麼, 多
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 多
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 好, 多
Wuhan 幾, 幾樣, 好
Guilin 好
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 多
Hefei 好
Cantonese Guangzhou 幾, 幾咁
Hong Kong 幾, 幾咁
Yangjiang 幾
Gan Nanchang 幾
Hakka Meixian 幾
Jin Taiyuan 多麼, 多來
Northern Min Jian'ou 幾多
Eastern Min Fuzhou 若夥, 若
Southern Min Xiamen 偌, 偌爾仔, 活, 活欲
Quanzhou 偌, 活, 活欲
Zhangzhou 偌, 偌爾仔, 偌仔爾, 活, 活欲
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
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 幾
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
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 能, 能夠, 可以
Malaysia 能
Singapore 能, 能夠, 可以
Cantonese Hong Kong 可以
Hakka Kuching (Hepo) 得
Eastern Min Singapore (Fuqing) 會
Southern Min Penang (Hokkien) 會, 會使
Singapore (Hokkien) 會, 會使
Manila (Hokkien) 會, 會通
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 得, 可以
Wu Shanghai 好
Suzhou 好
Ningbo 好
  • (cleared): 清爽 (qīngshuǎng)

Compounds

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Descendants

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

Others:

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

Pronunciation 2

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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/
Bernhard
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

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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?
    弗認得路末倷弗好問訊個？ [Suzhounese, trad.]
    弗认得路末倷弗好问讯个？ [Suzhounese, simp.]
    Could you not just ask if you don't know the way?
    Synonyms: 會 / 会, 可以
  4. (Teochew) to be willing to
  5. a surname
Synonyms
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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
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛
Taiwan 喜歡, 愛
Malaysia 喜歡
Singapore 喜歡
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 喜歡
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 喜歡, 愛
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
Chongqing 喜歡, 歡喜
Wuhan 喜歡, 愛
Guilin 喜歡
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 歡喜
Hefei 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, Xiangzhou) 中意
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 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
Huizhou Jixi 喜歡, 歡喜
Jin Taiyuan 喜歡, 待見
Northern Min Jian'ou 愛, 喜歡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 歡喜, 中意, 愛
Southern Min 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, 意愛
Tainan 佮意, 意愛, 愛
Penang (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
Singapore (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
Manila (Hokkien) 愛, 佮意, 意愛
Chaozhou 歡喜, 愛, 喜歡
Shantou 歡喜
Shantou (Chaoyang) 好, 尚, 喜歡
Jieyang 歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡
Puning 愛, 癮2, 尚, 喜歡
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 喜歡
Singapore (Teochew) 舒合
Wenchang 歡喜
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 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

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (好):

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Kanji

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好

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. fondness; what one likes

Readings

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Compounds

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Proper noun

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好(よしみ) • (Yoshimi) 

  1. a male given name

Korean

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Hanja

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

  1. to like

Vietnamese

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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

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  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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