Character Familiesleft / right

很hěn

very; quite

很 means very or quite.

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One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

left / right · 很

WHOLE CHARACTER

very; quite

很 means very or quite.

VARIANT COMPONENT

a small step (the left-step radical form)

The left half of 行; a bound form, not a standalone page.

In 很: variant component The small-step side form is a bound form.

RIGHT VISUAL PIECE

trigram name; blunt or dull in dialect use

Standalone meanings are kept separate from the visual right-side role.

In 很: right visual piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

得 dé, děi, de — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 很.

跟 gēn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 很.

行 háng, xíng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 很.

街 jiē — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 很.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 5bb39943226e76088467304216d4f227e034b691aaa1af95a8cb55c6577ddc4b. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:27.798Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.