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Hanzi breakdown

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Character breakdownhěn / left–right / Meaning + sound

很

hěn

Definition: very · quite

Strokes

很hěn

Structureleft–right

Radical彳small step

TypeMeaning + sound

很 is a meaning-sound compound. 彳 gives the meaning clue (step), while 艮 gives a clue to its pronunciation.