昊

hào

天 + 日

Definitions

hào surname Hao

hào vast and limitless; the vast sky

Etymology

The sun 日 high in the sky 天

About

The character 昊 combines the sun radical 日 above 天 (sky/heaven), visually evoking a bright, vast expanse. This structure directly conveys its core meaning: the immense, boundless sky, emphasizing its grandeur and luminosity. Due to its elevated and poetic tone, 昊 is seldom used for everyday weather descriptions. Instead, it appears chiefly in classical literature, formal poetry, and, very commonly, as a component in personal given names, consistently retaining its association with celestial majesty.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

天空中有一轮昊日。

Tiān kōng zhōng yǒu yī lún hào rì.

There is a bright sun in the sky.

我的同学名字叫张昊。

Wǒ de tóngxué míngzì jiào Zhāng Hào.

My classmate's name is Zhang Hao.

昊天辽阔，白云悠悠。

Hàotiān liáokuò, báiyún yōuyōu.

The vast sky is boundless with leisurely white clouds.

他的胸怀如昊天般宽广。

Tā de xiōnghuái rú hàotiān bān kuānguǎng.

His mind is as broad as the vast sky.

仰望昊天，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.

昊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.

这份恩情如同昊天，难以回报。

Zhè fèn ēnqíng rútóng hàotiān, nányǐ huíbào.

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

在昊天的见证下，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.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 天

Component: 日

昊