(hào): grand, vast (water)

(hào) is a Chinese character meaning “grand.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1845 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. grand
  2. vast (water)

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵告 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
hào jiécalamity
hào hànvast (of ocean)
hào dàvast
hào dàngvast and mighty (of river or ocean)
hào hào dàng dàng(idiom) grandiose
hào miǎovast
èr lián hào tè shìErenhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
hū hé hào tè shìHohhot, prefecture-level city and capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
èr lián hào tèsee 二連浩特市|二连浩特市[Er4 lian2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
hū hé hào tèsee 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
hào rú yān hǎivast as the open sea (idiom)
wū lán hào tè shìUlanhot, a county-level city in Hinggan League 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
xī lín hào tè shìXilinhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
hào ránvast
wū lán hào tèsee 烏蘭浩特市|乌兰浩特市[Wu1 lan2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
31
Total compounds
55
As first character
0
As last character
45
As middle character

appears in 31 compound words: 55 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 45 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

hàn
0.5123,018 co-occurrences
0.49915,804 co-occurrences
jié
0.4765,730 co-occurrences
0.4348,034 co-occurrences
0.42720,292 co-occurrences
0.4233,672 co-occurrences
téng
0.4177,680 co-occurrences
dàng
0.4101,194 co-occurrences
jiāng
0.4062,898 co-occurrences
tián
0.39615,726 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (9)

ÈrliánhàotèHSK 7+

Erenhot (a county-level city of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

hàohàodàngdàngHSK 7+

torrential; vast and mighty

adjective
hàorúyānhǎiHSK 7+

a tremendous amount; voluminous

phrase
HūhéhàotèHSK 7+

Hohhot (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

WūlánhàotèHSK 7+

Ulanhot (a county-level city of Hinggan, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

XīlínhàotèHSK 7+

Xilinhot (a county-level city of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

BāyànhàotèHSK 7+

Bayanhot (a town in Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)

juàn zhì hào fánHSK 7+

a huge amount (of books and papers)

phrase
rényānhàorángHSK 7+

synonym of 人煙稠密 /人烟稠密 (rényānchóumì, “to be densely populated”)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

暴雨过后,水上涨,淹没了低洼的街道。

bào yǔ guò hòu , hào shuǐ shǎng zhǎng , yān méi le dī 洼 de jiē dào .

After the downpour, the floodwaters rose, submerging the low-lying streets.

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荷姆兹海峡遭封锁!伊朗战火恐掀“全球能源劫” 这些国家最惨

hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá zāo fēng suǒ ! yī lǎng zhàn huǒ kǒng xiān quán qiú néng yuán hào jié zhè xiē guó jiā zuì cǎn

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Blocked! Iran's Conflict Could Trigger a "Global Energy Crisis"—These Countries Will Be Hit Hardest

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经典赛/李大对韩国队2选手印象深 谈中华队先保密

jīng diǎn sài lǐ dà hào duì hán guó duì 2 xuǎn shǒu yìn xiàng shēn tán zhōng huá duì xiān bǎo mì

Classic/Lee Dae-ho was deeply impressed by the 2 players of the South Korean team and talked about the Chinese team first kept it confidential

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黄腾退居幕后“忙搬桌椅”! 角头团队新作怀秋...

huáng téng hào tuì jū mù hòu máng bān zhuō yǐ ! jiǎo tóu tuán duì xīn zuò huái qiū . . .

Huang Tenghao retreated behind the scenes to "busy moving tables and chairs"! The new work of the Jiaotou team is nostalgic...

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宏福苑|管鸣关注收购尺价逾万元点计?黄伟纶:支援少...

hóng fú 苑 guǎn hào míng guān zhù shōu gòu chǐ jià yú wàn yuán diǎn jì ? huáng wěi 纶 : zhī yuán shǎo . . .

Guan Haoming pays attention to the purchase price of more than 10,000 yuan? Huang Weilun: Less support...

Tatoeba

一支大军正荡荡地行进着。

Yī zhī dàjūn zhèng hàohàodàngdàng de xíngjìn zhe.

A large army is proudly proceeding.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced hào

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 浩 (hào) mean in Chinese?
浩 (hào) primarily means "grand." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1845 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 浩 and 造?
浩 (hào) and 造 (zào) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 氵 vs 辶 (same 告 component).
How many strokes does 浩 have?
浩 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 浩?
The radical associated with 浩 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 浩?
浩 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 告 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵告 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 浩?
Common words with 浩 include: 浩劫 (hào jié, "calamity"); 浩瀚 (hào hàn, "vast (of ocean)"); 浩大 (hào dà, "vast"); 浩荡 (hào dàng, "vast and mighty (of river or ocean)"); 浩浩荡荡 (hào hào dàng dàng, "(idiom) grandiose"). There are over 31 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 浩 (hào)?
Several characters share the pronunciation hào: 毫 (hair), 豪 (grand), 好 (good), 号 (ordinal number), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 浩 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 浩 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.