Definitions

hào surname Hao
hào vast and limitless; the vast sky

Etymology

The sun  high in the sky 

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The character "昊" is structured with "日" signifying the sun positioned above "天" for sky, forming a compound that semantically represents the expansive heavens. Etymologically, it originates from the concept of the sun within the sky, leading to its association with vastness and the celestial dome. Historically, the character was used to denote the sky or heaven, and it later became employed in personal names and literary contexts to imply immensity and grandeur. Its form has consistently maintained this composition, and its core meaning remains focused on the sky without substantial alteration.

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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天空中有一轮日。

Tiān kōng zhōng yǒu yī lún hào rì.

There is a bright sun in the sky.

我的同学名字叫张

Wǒ de tóngxué míngzì jiào Zhāng Hào.

My classmate's name is Zhang Hao.

天辽阔,白云悠悠。

Hàotiān liáokuò, báiyún yōuyōu.

The vast sky is boundless with leisurely white clouds.

他的胸怀如天般宽广。

Tā de xiōnghuái rú hàotiān bān kuānguǎng.

His mind is as broad as the vast sky.

仰望天,令人心生敬畏。

Yǎngwàng hàotiān, lìng rén xīn shēng jìngwèi.

Gazing up at the majestic sky fills one's heart with awe.

天的光芒照耀着大地万物。

Hàotiān de guāngmáng zhàoyào zhe dàdì wànwù.

The light of the vast sky shines upon all things on earth.

这份恩情如同天,难以回报。

Zhè fèn ēnqíng rútóng hàotiān, nányǐ huíbào.

This kindness is as immense as the heavens, difficult to repay.

天的见证下,我们许下诺言。

Zài hàotiān de jiànzhèng xià, wǒmen xǔxià nuòyán.

Under the witness of the vast sky, we made our promise.