很 (han2 | hen3) : very, much

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很

han2

hen3

[1] very; quite; much [2] fierce; cruel; truculent [3] disobedient; intractable; quarrelsome [4] dispute; quarrel

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

很

Don't confuse with:
恨得恨

This word has been viewed 13171 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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很多 han2 do1 hen3 duo1 = a lot; much; many 國

很久不見 han2 gau2 bat1 gin3 hen3 jiu3 bu4 jian4 = long time no see

不很 bat1 han2 bu4 hen3 = not very 國

得很 dak1 han2 de5 hen3 = very, really 國

多得很 do1 dak1 han2 duo1 de5 hen3 = in profusion

很熱 han2 jit6 hen3 re4 = very hot 國

很想得到 han2 soeng2 dak1 dou3*2 = itch, longing, waiting, hunger for, hankering 國

似乎很安全 ci5 fu4 han2 on1 cyun4 si4 hu5 hen3 an1 quan2 = to appear (to be) very safe

很遺憾 han2 wai4 ham6 hen3 yi2 han4 = unfortunately; regrettably

很快 han2 faai3 hen3 kuai4 = quickly
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 很

我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。國
I like to drink watermelon juice.

你打字打得很快呀！國
You type very fast!

我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。國
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.

蝸牛走得很慢國
A snail moves slowly.

世界上有很多人。國
There are many people in the world.

見到你很高興國
nice to meet you

這把刀很好切國
This knife is good at cutting.

每年這個時候都很忙國
It is always so busy this time of the year.

聖誕期間，電視上播很多好看的電影國
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

小孩子們很興奮！國
The children are getting excited!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 很
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