TongTong
Sign in

憨厚 (hān hòu) — simple and honest; straightforward and sincere (of a person's character)

Definition

憨厚 describes a person who looks simple and slow but is genuinely kind and honest — a touch of endearing naivety, unlike 老实 which can mean gullible, or 善良 which is purely kind.

adjective
simple and honeststraightforward and sincere (of a person's character)

Examples

  • 憨厚。
    Nà ge hān hòu de xiǎo huǒ zi zǒng shì lè yì bāng máng.
    That simple and honest young man is always willing to help.
  • 憨厚。
    Tā hān hòu de xìng gé ràng tā jiāo dào le hěn duō zhēn xīn péng you.
    Her simple and honest nature helped her make many genuine friends.
  • 憨厚，。
    Bié kàn tā yàng zi hān hòu, zuò qǐ shì lái què hěn kě kào.
    He may look simple and honest, but he is very reliable when it comes to work.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

憨hānsimple
厚hòuhonest

憨 and 厚 both describe a plain, sincere character.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

Open 厚 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.