颢

顥
hào
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 white and shining; bright
  2. 2 vast; grand

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qiū kōng hào qì mímàn, míngjìng liáokuò.
The autumn sky was vast, bright, and luminous.
HSK 7-9
Bùshǎo rén qǔmíng yòng hào zì, qǔ qí guāngmíng kāikuò zhī yì.
Many people use this character in given names for its bright, expansive feel.

Tips

history
Built from 景 (sunlight, brightness) over 页 (a head), it originally pictured a white-haired head, then generalized to 'white, bright, vast'. Mostly literary now, and a popular bright-meaning name character.

Components

radical
页 yè
head; page
The 页 radical originally pictured a head. Combined with the sunlight element it gave the early image of a white-haired head, the root of the 'white and bright' meaning; it is also the indexing radical.
semantic
景 jǐng
sunlight; scenery
Standalone 景 is daylight and scenery. On the left it supplies the 'bright white light' idea - the brilliance that makes something shine white.

Stroke Order

颢 hào