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hao¹

Where it comes from

From Vietnamese hào.

noun hao

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

Hao²

Where it comes from

From French Hao, from Tuamotuan.

proper noun

  1. An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

    Similar: Haorangi, Harp Island, Bow Island

Hao³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. historical A former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi. Finally King Wen 文 moved to Feng 沣 and King Wu 武 moved to Hao 镐 (west and east respectively of the Feng 沣 River in Chang'an 长安 Xian).

    Similar: Haojing

Hao⁴

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Haos

  1. A surname from Mandarin. Former Premier Hao Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who was the most powerful man in Taiwan's military during the rule of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), yesterday revealed that Taiwan had long ago acquired the ability to produce nuclear weapons, without actually having launched any test explosions. "Foll

Hao⁵

Where it comes from

From Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎ (hāʼu).

proper noun Haos

  1. alternative Alternative form of Haobam, a surname from Manipuri.
  2. alternative Alternative form of Haobijam, a surname from Manipuri.

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"hao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

hao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hao

Chicago

"hao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hao.

BibTeX
@misc{hao_2026,
  title = {hao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}