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Chinese symbol for “quite”

很
hěn
very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quite is 很 (hěn), defined as: very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

很 hěn
very, quite, much
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “quite”

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
挺tǐngstraight; erect
满 (滿)mǎnto fill; full
颇 (頗)pōrather; quite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 很.

WordPinyinMeaning
不很bù hěnnot very
很是hěn shì(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
得很de hěn(after an adjective) very

See also: Japanese symbol for “quite”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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