郝 (hǎo): ancient place name, surname Hao

郝 (hǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “ancient place name.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 赤 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #3841 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 郝 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. ancient place name
  2. surname Hao

Etymology & Origin

郝

pictophoneticplace

Decomposition: ⿰赤阝 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
郝海东hǎo hǎi dōngHao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

郝 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

报告发布现场,抖音账号“郝家豁”主创之一张帅鹏分享了自己的体会。

bào gào fā bù xiàn chǎng , dǒu yīn zhàng hào hǎo jiā huò zhǔ chuàng zhī yī zhāng shuài péng fēn xiǎng le zì jǐ de tǐ huì .

At the report’s launch event, Zhang Shuaipeng, one of the creators behind the Douyin account “Hao Jia Huo,” shared his thoughts.

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

女排赛场边,包头一中女排总教练郝振生目光坚毅、紧盯赛场。

nǚ pái sài chǎng biān , bāo tóu yī zhōng nǚ pái zǒng jiào liàn hǎo zhèn shēng mù guāng jiān yì , jǐn dīng sài chǎng .

On the sidelines of the women’s volleyball court, Hao Zhensheng, head coach of the Baotou No. 1 High School women’s volleyball team, watched the action intently with a determined look on his face.

中国新闻网·体育Jul 2026

郝雨 摄 本次马术那达慕集中呈现了蒙古族传统马术文化的深厚底蕴与骑手的精湛骑术。

hǎo yǔ shè běn cì mǎ shù nà dá mù jí zhōng chéng xiàn le méng gǔ zú chuán tǒng mǎ shù wén huà de shēn hòu dǐ yùn yǔ qí shǒu de jīng zhàn qí shù .

Photo by Hao Yu. This equestrian Nadam festival showcased the rich heritage of traditional Mongolian equestrian culture and the riders’ superb horsemanship.

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

郝景芳是着名科幻作家,代表作《北京折叠》曾获雨果奖。

hǎo jǐng fāng shì zhe míng kē huàn zuò jiā , dài biǎo zuò běi jīng zhé dié céng huò yǔ guǒ jiǎng .

Hao Jingfang is a renowned science fiction writer whose masterpiece, *Folding Beijing*, won the Hugo Award.

中国新闻网·体育May 2026

郭崎琪、郝婷、黄张嘉洋三位艺术体操奥运冠军在此正式告别运动员生涯。

guō qí qí , hǎo tíng , huáng zhāng jiā yáng sān wèi yì shù tǐ cāo ào yùn guàn jūn zài cǐ zhèng shì gào bié yùn dòng yuán shēng yá .

Three Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champions—Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, and Huang Zhang Jiayang—have officially retired from their athletic careers.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 郝 (hǎo) mean in Chinese?
郝 (hǎo) primarily means "ancient place name." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3841 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 郝 have?
郝 is written with 9 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 郝?
The radical associated with 郝 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 郝?
郝 is composed of: 赤 (phonetic), 阝 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰赤阝 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 郝?
Common words with 郝 include: 郝海东 (hǎo hǎi dōng, "Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 郝 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 郝 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.