好hǎo · hào
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well. 6 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 好
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–6 write 子.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 好 · the stroke-order rules
What 好 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 子 (zi, son).
A woman 女 with a son 子.
Words that use 好
| 好 | hello (a greeting) 优良满意或向人致以问候 王老师好！今天认识您，我非常高兴。Teacher Wang, hello! I'm so happy to meet you today. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 1, 欢迎来思源茶馆 |
| 好处 | benefit, advantage 对人有利、值得珍惜的方面 阅读能给孩子带来很多好处。Reading can bring children many benefits. Lesson 29, 去海边 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 好多 | many, quite a lot 数量相当多 书架上摆着好多有趣的书。The shelf holds many interesting books. Lesson 29, 去海边 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 好久 | a long time, quite a while 过去了相当长的一段时间 老朋友分别好久，终于重逢了。Old friends were apart for a long time, and finally reunited. Lesson 30, 做好事 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 好人 | good person, virtuous soul 心地善良、乐于助人的人 邻居都夸他是个好人。The neighbors all praise him as a good person. Lesson 30, 做好事 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 好事 | good deed, charitable act 对别人有帮助的善举 他今天做了一件好事。Today he did a good deed. Lesson 30, 做好事 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 好像 | to seem, look like 看起来跟另一种事物相似 这条小河好像一幅画。This little river looks like a painting. Lesson 30, 做好事 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 挺好 | pretty good 表示相当不错、令人满意 训练之后大家都感觉挺好。After training, everyone feels pretty good. Lesson 74, 停车场 · 霁月光风与民康物阜 · Harmonious Skies & Prosperous Seasons |
| 友好 | friendly, amicable 指人与人之间和睦亲善的态度 两国人民一直友好往来。The peoples of the two countries have friendly exchanges. Lesson 94, 小鱼 · 厚积薄发与大象无形 · Patient Mastery & Formless Greatness |
| 正好 | just right, just in time 指时间或程度刚刚合适，不多不少 恰逢丰收季节，他来得正好。Just as the harvest season arrived, he came just in time. Lesson 99, 长大 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self |
and 24 more in the catalogue.
More characters with the radical 女
All 24 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.