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好 — good; appropriate; proper

good; appropriate; proper; all right!; easy to; good to; so

Pinyin
hǎo · hào
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — hǎo, hào — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 好: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

好 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 好 in the HSK syllabus: 54

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 好hǎoto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone toHSK 1
  2. 好吃hǎochītasty; deliciousHSK 1
  3. 好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-looking; goodHSK 1
  4. 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1
  5. 好玩儿hǎowánr—HSK 1
  6. 你好nǐ hǎohello; hiHSK 1
  7. 爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen onHSK 2
  8. 不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassingHSK 2
  9. 好多hǎoduōmany; quite a lot; much betterHSK 3
  10. 好久hǎojiǔfor a long timeHSK 3
  11. 好像hǎoxiàngas if; to seem likeHSK 3
  12. 最好zuìhǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...HSK 3
  13. 好处hǎochùeasy to get along withHSK 4
  14. 好好hǎohǎoin perfectly good condition; perfectly all rightHSK 4
  15. 好笑hǎoxiàolaughable; funny; ridiculousHSK 4
  16. 美好měihǎobeautiful; fineHSK 4
  17. 友好yǒuhǎofriendly; amicable; close friendHSK 4
  18. 正好zhènghǎojust; just right; just enough; to happen toHSK 4
  19. 只好zhǐhǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced toHSK 4
  20. 刚好gānghǎojust; exactly; to happen to beHSK 5
  21. 好评hǎopíngfavorable criticism; positive evaluationHSK 5
  22. 好运hǎoyùngood luckHSK 5
  23. 好转hǎozhuǎnto improve; to take a turn for the betterHSK 5
  24. 好hàoto be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone toHSK 5
  25. 好奇hàoqíinquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosityHSK 5
  26. 良好liánghǎogood; favorable; well; fineHSK 5
  27. 亲朋好友qīnpéng-hǎoyǒufriends and family; kith and kinHSK 5
  28. 好不hǎobùnot at all ...; how very ...HSK 6
  29. 好感hǎogǎngood opinion; favorable impressionHSK 6
  30. 好容易hǎoróngyìwith great difficulty; to have a hard time; so easyHSK 6
  31. 好客hàokèhospitality; to treat guests wellHSK 6
  32. 好学hàoxuéeager to study; studious; eruditeHSK 6
  33. 看好kànhǎoto regard as having good prospectsHSK 6
  34. 恰好qiàhǎoas it turns out; by lucky coincidence; just rightHSK 6
  35. 也好yěhǎothat's fine; may as wellHSK 6
  36. 好比hǎobǐto be just like; can be compared toHSK 7–9
  37. 好歹hǎodǎigood and bad; most unfortunate occurrenceHSK 7–9
  38. 好受hǎoshòufeeling better; to be more at easeHSK 7–9
  39. 好说hǎoshuōeasy to deal with; not a problem; you flatter meHSK 7–9
  40. 好似hǎosìto seem; to be likeHSK 7–9

And 14 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.