Study-Strategy - Character etymology for newbie "Pretty Clothes" 很
Character: 很
Pinyin: hěn
Meaning: very, quite, much
HSK level: 1 (basic)
Frequency: 175
Strokes: 9
Radical part: 彳(step )
Etymology: The phonetic part (the right part) where originally written as 
They eye means defiant and the lower part means to turn around. = stubborn, to refuse to look away. Today this is simplified to 艮 The left part (彳)that is the radical and means step . Together they mean very indicating the amont of steps needed to deal with such stuborness.
Stroke order: http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?searchChinese=1&zi=%E5%BE%88
Tags: etymology, character, newbie,
Posted by mandarinboy September 7, 2008 in the Group Study-Strategy.
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