Standard Lemma guide

hao

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • hou
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Mandarin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

Alternative form of Haobam, a surname from Manipuri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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5

name

Meaning 5

Alternative form of Haobijam, a surname from Manipuri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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7

noun

Meaning 7

10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Vietnamese monetary unit

History

Etymology

From French Hao, from Tuamotuan.

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鎬 /镐 (Hào).

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 郝 (Hǎo).

From Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎ (hāʼu).

From Vietnamese hào.