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hao

hao noun: a former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.

Noun

hao (plural hao)

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

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Hao

Hao

  1. An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.
    Synonyms:
    Haorangi, Harp Island, Bow Island

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Hao

Hao

  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).1985, Chen Quanfang [陈全方], “An Initial Investigation into the Site of the Early Zhou Capital Qi Yi [早周都城岐邑初探]”, in Chinese Archaeological Abstracts, 2, Prehistoric to Western Zhou, Los Angeles...
    Synonyms:
    Haojing

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Hao

Hao (plural 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.
    • "Following the success of [Taiwan's] nuclear program, President Chiang openly declared that Taiwan had become a nuclear-capable country, but that it would not bring the research results into production," Hao said, speaking to reporters at a book launch for his two-volume work published under the...2000 January 8, Brian Hsu, “Ex-military chief confirms nuclear weapons program”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2024, Local News, page 2

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Hao

Hao (plural Haos)

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

Synonyms of hao

Forms of hao

Noun
pluralhao
Proper noun
pluralHaos

Plural of hao: hao

Origin of hao

From Vietnamese hào.

From French Hao, from Tuamotuan.

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

Phrases with hao

Questions about hao

What does hao mean?
Hao means a former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong.
What part of speech is hao?
Hao can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hao?
The plural of hao is hao.

Words near hao in the dictionary

  1. Hanzhong
  2. hanzi
  3. Hanzlik
  4. Hanzliks
  5. Haná
  6. hao
  7. hao siao
  8. Haobam
  9. Haobijam
  10. Haojing
  11. haole

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hao (page history and authors); Hao (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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