很 hěn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
很
hěn
very
Character
Example phrases
- 我爸爸很累。 Wǒ bàba hěn lèi. My dad is very tired.
- 今天很冷。 Jīntiān hěn lěng. It's very cold today.
- 我的老师很好。 Wǒ de lǎoshī hěn hǎo. My teacher is very good.
- 王明学习很认真。 Wáng Míng xuéxí hěn rènzhēn. Wang Ming studies very seriously.
- 这个饭店的菜很好吃。 Zhège fàndiàn de cài hěn hǎochī. The food at this restaurant is delicious.
- 爷爷的身体很不好。 Yéye de shēntǐ hěn bù hǎo. Grandpa's health is very poor.
- 妈妈早上很忙。 Māma zǎoshang hěn máng. Mom is very busy in the morning.
- 弟弟的房间很干净。 Dìdi de fángjiān hěn gānjìng. Little brother's room is very clean.
- 我很高兴认识你。 Wǒ hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. I'm very glad to meet you.
- 你看这本书吧，很好看。 Nǐ kàn zhè běn shū ba, hěn hǎokàn. Read this book; it's very interesting.
Related words
- 朋友 péngyou friend
- 呢 ne particle for questions (what about…?) and ongoing actions
- 老师 lǎoshī teacher
- 也 yě also, too
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 的 de possessive particle ('s, of)
- 你好 nǐhǎo hello
- 介绍 jièshào to introduce
- 认识 rènshi to know (someone), to recognize
- 人 rén person, people
- 叫 jiào to call, to be called; to shout
- 名字 míngzi name