How to Write 颢 (hào) — Meaning “Bright; white; vast”

Picture a bright white sky (景) above a person's head (页) — that vast, clear brightness is 颢 (hào). You can imagine “hao” as a "huge, bright head" in the sky.

The left part 景 is taller and wider; write it first with 12 strokes, then add the right side 页 with 6 strokes. A common mistake is making the 页 too small or compressing the 景, so keep both parts balanced and the overall character square.

颢 has 景 (scene) on the left and means bright/vast, while 颞 has 聂 (whisper) and refers to the temple area of the head. 颟 has 曼 (long) and means a dull or big face — the left components are the key visual difference.

颢 is rarely used in daily conversation but appears in classical literature and poetic descriptions of autumn air or bright skies (e.g., 颢气). It is occasionally used in personal names, such as the writer 颢然, to convey a sense of purity and vast brightness.

Common words containing 颢 include: 颢气 (hào qì) — Pure air; autumn air; 颢天 (hào tiān) — Bright sky; the western sky; 颢白 (hào bái) — Bright white; pure white.