爱好
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
爱好 (àihào) · hobby
爱好 (àihào) means “hobby; interest”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 好 (good). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 爱好 is built
The characters
爱 ài · love
What 爱 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你的爱好是什么？Nǐ de àihào shì shénme?What is your hobby?
我的爱好是唱歌。Wǒ de àihào shì chànggē.My hobby is singing.
Questions about 爱好
What does 爱好 mean?
爱好 (àihào) means “hobby; interest”.
How do you pronounce 爱好?
爱好 is pronounced àihào.
Which HSK level is 爱好?
爱好 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 可爱kě'àicute
- 爱心àixīnlove
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 爱国àiguópatriotic
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 喜爱xǐ'àito like
- 爱惜àixīto cherish
Learn 爱好 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.