憨 hān
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
憨厚
hānhòu
simple and honest; honest and sincere
Characters in this word
厚 hòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他笑起来很憨厚，邻居们都喜欢他。 Tā xiào qǐlai hěn hānhòu, línjūmen dōu xǐhuan tā. He has a simple, honest smile, and all the neighbours like him.
- 这个憨厚的小伙子总是默默帮大家搬东西。 Zhè ge hānhòu de xiǎohuǒzi zǒngshì mòmò bāng dàjiā bān dōngxi. This honest young fellow always quietly helps everyone carry things.
- 老农民憨厚老实，从来不会占别人的便宜。 Lǎo nóngmín hānhòu lǎoshi, cónglái bú huì zhàn biérén de piányi. The old farmer is simple and honest and never takes advantage of others.
Related words
- 厚 hòu thick
- 深厚 shēnhòu deep; strong
- 浓厚 nónghòu strong, rich
- 醇厚 chúnhòu mellow; rich and full-bodied
- 得天独厚 détiāndúhòu exceptionally favourable; richly endowed by nature
- 敦厚 dūnhòu honest and kind-hearted; sincere and tolerant
- 丰厚 fēnghòu rich; generous; substantial
- 厚道 hòudao kind and honest; fair
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 深情厚谊 shēnqínghòuyì deep affection and profound friendship
- 无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi not blameworthy; understandable
- 雄厚 xiónghòu abundant; strong; substantial