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Character

很 hěn

HSK 1Character

very; quite (makes the meaning stronger, as in 很好 "very good")

Radical
彳
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
彳 艮
Traditional
很
Frequency
#36 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

hěn

hen3
  1. very; quite (makes the meaning stronger, as in 很好 "very good")
  2. often put before an adjective in simple statements; it may not add much meaning

Examples

  • 今天很热。

    jīn tiān hěn rè

    Today is very hot.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我很高兴认识你。

    wǒ hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ

    I am very happy to meet you.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 很

Draw “很” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 很

很难说hěn nán shuōit's hard to say; it's hard to tellWordHSK 6很是hěn shì(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)Word不很bù hěnnot veryWord得很de hěn(after an adjective) veryWord

Same radical 彳

All characters with 彳 →
得dé後hòu德dé從cóng往wǎng復fù待dài律lǜ微wēi彿fú征zhēng徵zhēng
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