皓 (hào) — (literary) bright, white, luminous
Definition
Bound literary word meaning 'bright, white, luminous' — used only in fixed phrases like 皓月, 皓齿, 皓首. Not used alone in modern speech.
bound form
(literary) brightwhiteluminous
Easily confused
- 浩hàolook-alike(literary) vast, immense (of water, space, or scale)
- 好hàosound-aliketo like, to be fond of
- 锆gàolook-alikezirconium (Zr)
- 号hàosound-alike(classifier) used with numbers to indicate order, dates, or quantity of people
- 酷kùlook-alike(loanword) cool, stylish, hip
- 耗hàosound-aliketo consume, to spend, to waste (resources like time, energy, money)
Examples
- 皓。Yì lún hào yuè guà zài tiān kōng zhōng.A bright moon hangs in the sky.
- ，皓。Tā wēi wēi yí xiào, lù chū hào chǐ.She smiled slightly, revealing her white teeth.
- 皓，。Nà wèi lǎo rén hào shǒu tóng yán, jīng shén hěn hǎo.That old man has white hair and a youthful face, and is in good spirits.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
皓 puts 白 (white) beside 告, which supplies the sound.
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