很

hěn

(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully

Radical: 彳 HSK 1 d pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

很 decomposes into the following components:

彳 艮

Semantic component: 彳; phonetic component: 艮.

Words containing 很

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 很.

不很
bù hěn
not very
很是
hěn shì
得很
de hěn
very (much, good etc)

Related characters (radical 彳)

Characters that share the radical 彳.

彳 彷 彸 役 彻 彼 彿 往 征 徂 径 待 徇 徉 徊 律 後 徐 徑 徒 徕 得 徘 徙

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