豪 (hou4 | hao2) : powerful; outstanding; unrestrained

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豪

hou4

hao2

[1] powerful; outstanding; very rich
[2] unrestrained; bold and forthright
[3] despotic; bullying

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#152)

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

豪

This word has been viewed 8662 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2011 03:49

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自豪 zi6 hou4 zi4 hao2 = (self-)pride

富豪 fu3 hou4 = plutocrat; a very rich and powerful person

豪氣 hou4 hei3 = heroic spirit; heroism

豪宅 hou4 zaak6*2 hao2 zhai2 = mansion, luxury property

大富豪夜總會 daai6 fu3 hou4 je6 zung2 wui6*2 = a big spender nightclub

豪華 hou4 waa4 hao2 hua2 = luxurious, sumptuous; Hoover (as sometimes transliterated)

豪情 hou4 cing4 hao2 qing2 = lofty sentiments

大富豪 daai6 fu3 hou4 da4 fu4 hao2 = multimillionaire

豪傑 hou4 git6 hao2 jie2 = hero, towering figure

豪邁 hou4 maai6 hao2 mai4 = bold and generous; heroic
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Showing 1 example containing 豪

佢果然係個女中豪傑！粵
She is indeed a heroine!

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Decimal representation of this word: 豪
Unicode code for this character: U+8c6a (off-site link)

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