号 (hào): ordinal number, day of a month, mark, sign, business establishment, size
号 (hào) is a Chinese character meaning “ordinal number.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 丂 (phonetic). It ranks #487 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 号 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- ordinal number
- day of a month
- mark
- sign
- business establishment
- size
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 号
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 号码noun | hào mǎ | number | 3 |
| 信号noun | xìn hào | signal | 4 |
| 符号noun | fú hào | symbol | 6 |
| 型号noun | xíng hào | model (particular version of a manufactured article) | 6 |
| 称号noun | chēng hào | name | 6 |
| 口号noun | kǒu hào | slogan | 6 |
| 账号noun | zhàng hào | account number | 5 |
| 号召verb | hào zhào | to call | 6 |
| 挂号verb | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc) | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头号 | tóu hào | first rate |
| 记号noun | jì hao | mark |
| 代号noun | dài hào | code name |
| 绰号noun | chuò hào | nickname |
| 编号noun | biān hào | to number |
| 暗号noun | àn hào | secret signal |
| 讯号noun | xùn hào | signal |
| 拨号verb | bō hào | to dial a telephone number |
| 外号noun | wài hào | nickname |
| 大号noun | dà hào | (music) tuba |
| 发号施令phrase | fā hào shī lìng | to boss people around (idiom) |
| 句号noun | jù hào | full stop |
| 信号灯 | xìn hào dēng | signal light |
| 小号 | xiǎo hào | trumpet |
| 号角noun | hào jiǎo | bugle horn |
号 appears in 103 compound words: 21 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 2 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 号 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Showing 5 of 7 idioms containing 号.
Example Sentences
请号下这杯茶，解解渴再继续工作。
qǐng háo xià zhè bēi chá , xiè xiè kě zài jì xù gōng zuò .
Pour yourself a cup of tea to quench your thirst before getting back to work.
...据! Anthropic控用2.4万假帐号蒸馏Claude模型技术
. . . jù ! A n t h r o p i c kòng yòng 2 . 4 wàn jiǎ zhàng hào zhēng 馏 C l a u d e mó xíng jì shù
... According to! Anthropic uses 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude model technology
港铁荃湾线新信号系统3.15启用 料“磨合期”会现车门未...
gǎng tiě 荃 wān xiàn xīn xìn hào xì tǒng 3 . 1 5 qǐ yòng liào mó gě qī huì xiàn chē mén wèi . . .
The new signaling system of the MTR Tsuen Wan Line will be launched on 3.15, and it is expected that the "run-in period" will appear on the door of the train...
...光女子合唱团》票房破6亿元 打破《海角七号》18年纪录
. . . guāng nǚ zǐ gě chàng tuán piào fáng pò 6 yì yuán dǎ pò hǎi jiǎo qī hào 1 8 nián jì lù
... The box office of "Guang Women's Choir" exceeded 600 million yuan, breaking the 18-year record of "Cape No. 7"
氦气流动异常 阿提米丝2号绕月再推迟
氦 qì liú dòng yì cháng ā tí mǐ sī 2 hào rào yuè zài tuī chí
Helium flow is abnormal Artemis 2 orbit the moon and is postponed again
“新春走基层”为了不失联的信号
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng wéi le bù shī lián de xìn hào
"New Year to the grassroots" is a signal not to lose contact
我的房间号是多少？
Wǒ de fángjiān hào shì duōshao?
What's my room number?
您能帮我拨号吗？电话机放得太高了。
Nín néng bāng wǒ bōhào ma? diànhuàjī fàng de tài gāo le.
Can you help me dial? The telephone is put too high.
你能告诉我你的手机号吗？
Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ nǐ de shǒujī hào ma?
Can you give me your cell number?
东京巨蛋的电话号码是多少？
Dōngjīng jùdàn de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?
What's the number for the Tokyo Dome?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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