很(hěn)

HSK 19 strokes

very

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Character information

Pinyin
hěn
Meaning
very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 很 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰彳艮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彳 (step); 艮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彳chì艮gèn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 很 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 很

Common words using 很 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不hěn很

not very

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hěn很shì是

(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or …

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dé得hěn很

(after an adjective) very

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