标 (biāo): mark, sign, label
标 (biāo) is a Chinese character meaning “mark.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 示 (structural). It ranks #473 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 标 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- mark
- sign
- label
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 标
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 目标noun | mù biāo | target | 4 |
| 标准noun/adjective | biāo zhǔn | standard | 4 |
| 标志noun/verb | biāo zhì | sign | 5 |
| 标题noun | biāo tí | title | 5 |
| 商标noun | shāng biāo | trademark | 6 |
| 鼠标noun | shǔ biāo | (computing) mouse | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 标记 | biāo jì | sign |
| 标签 | biāo qiān | label |
| 标语 | biāo yǔ | written slogan |
| 标识 | biāo zhì | variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4] |
| 标本 | biāo běn | specimen |
| 投标 | tóu biāo | to bid |
| 指标 | zhǐ biāo | (production) target |
| 路标 | lù biāo | road sign |
| 浮标 | fú biāo | buoy |
| 标价 | biāo jià | to mark the price |
| 标注 | biāo zhù | to mark out |
| 标明 | biāo míng | to mark |
| 标牌 | biāo pái | label |
| 标示 | biāo shì | to indicate |
| 超标 | chāo biāo | to cross the limit |
标 appears in 100 compound words: 51 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 标 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Example Sentences
这个标志表示禁止停车，请注意遵守。
Zhè gè biāozhì biǎoshì jìnzhǐ tíngchē, qǐng zhùyì zūnshǒu.
This sign indicates no parking; please pay attention and comply.
忻州市房地产市场多项指标居全省首位
忻 zhōu shì fáng dì chǎn shì chǎng duō xiàng zhǐ biāo jū quán shěng shǒu wèi
Xinzhou real estate market tops the province in a number of indicators
列国鉴|记者观察:食品贴上警示标签 智利欲全民瘦身..
liè guó jiàn jì zhě guàn chá shí pǐn tiē shǎng jǐng shì biāo qiān zhì lì yù quán mín shòu shēn . .
China's foreign policy: Chile wants to reduce the number of people in the country...
超标近2000倍 日本石川县一处地下水检出高...
chāo biāo jìn bèi rì běn shí chuān xiàn yī chǔ dì xià shuǐ jiǎn chū gāo . . .
Groundwater in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, found to contain high levels of... Exceeding standards by nearly 2,000 times
宇树科技王兴兴:今年宇树科技的目标出货量在1-2万..
yǔ shù kē jì wáng xīng xīng jīn nián yǔ shù kē jì de mù biāo chū huò liáng zài mò . .
Wang Xingxing of Yushu Technology: This year, Yushu Technology's target shipment volume is 10,000 to 20,000 units.
点亮中国红!英国地标伦敦眼披上中国春节装扮
diǎn liàng zhōng guó hóng ! yīng guó dì biāo lún dūn yǎn pī shǎng zhōng guó chūn jié zhuāng bàn
Light Up China Red! London Eye Dons Chinese New Year Decorations
要不要买个无线鼠标呢？
Yàobù yào mǎi gè wúxiàn shǔbiāo ne?
Should I buy a wireless mouse?
自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。
Zìwǒ huáiyí shì cōngming de dìyī biāozhì.
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
第一次攻击错过了目标。
Dìyīcì gōngjī cuòguò le mùbiāo.
The first attack missed the target.
晶体管的发明标志着一个新时代的开始。
Jīngtǐguǎn de fāmíng biāozhì zhe yī gè xīnshídài de kāishǐ.
The invention of the transistor marked a new era.
Character Family
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