号
hào
HSK 13 readings
“To wail” in Chinese is 号 (hào).
Other characters with the syllable hao: see all 6 →
Meaning
- bound formto wail; to howl
- bound formbugle; trumpet
- bound formsignal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4])
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- bound formmark; sign
- to mark; to label; to assign a number
- bound formname; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4])
- (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237")
- day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th")
- bound formsize; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])
- (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4])
- classifier for numbered people or items
- (literary) to call out; to command
Example
Readings
- háo(bound form) to wail; to howl
- hào(literary) to call out; to command / (bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号) / (bound form) mark; sign / to mark; to label; to assign a number / (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号, 年號|年号, 遼寧號|辽宁号) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间 "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号 "the 7th") / (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉) / classifier for numbered people or items
Stroke Order
5 strokes
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