很
hěn
very; quite
Type: AdverbsHSK 1
Radical 彳 (small step) + 艮 (hard, stubborn). It originally meant 'violent, stubborn'. Over time it softened into a mild degree adverb.
It's often translated as 'very', but in a sentence like '我很好' (I'm fine) the 很 is almost a filler — not a strong 'very'. It's more a marker that lets an adjective serve as the predicate.
彳chìshort step
艮gènto stare
天气很好。
Tiānqì hěn hǎo.
The weather is very good.
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