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
很是
hěn shì
得很
de hěn

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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