Definitions
About
很 is a phono-semantic compound with the "step" radical 彳 on the left and the phonetic component 艮 on the right. Its original meaning conveyed an action of pulling or dragging with great effort, or a state of defiance and stubbornness, reflecting the nature of 艮. Over time, these physical and behavioral connotations faded, and the character evolved into a common adverb of degree meaning "very" or "quite". In modern Chinese, it often functions as a grammatical intensifier linking nouns to adjectives.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
他是一个很好的人。
这本书很有趣。
今天天气很好。
她很高兴见到你。
这个地方很安静。
我很久没有去那里了。
他学习很努力，成绩也很好。
我对这个结果感到很满意。