号
Character
(literary) to call out; to command
Readings and meanings
- (literary) to call out; to command CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) bugle; trumpet CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床号 (qǐ chuáng hào)) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) mark; sign CC-CEDICT
- to mark; to label; to assign a number CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 国号 (guó hào), 年号 (nián hào), 辽宁号 (Liáo níng Hào)) CC-CEDICT
- (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间 (èr sān qī hào fáng jiān) "Room 237") CC-CEDICT
- day of the month (e.g. 七号 (qī hào) "the 7th") CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五号电池 (wǔ hào diàn chí)) CC-CEDICT
- (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 号脉 (hào mài)) CC-CEDICT
- classifier for numbered people or items CC-CEDICT
Words that use “号” as hào
信号xìn hàoa phone or radio signalWordHSK 2号码hào mǎa number used for a phone, room, bus, or personWordHSK 4型号xíng hàomodelWordHSK 4括号kuò hàoa punctuation mark likeWordHSK 4符号fú hàoa mark or sign with a special meaning, like + or $WordHSK 4口号kǒu hàoa short phrase that people say or shout many times togetherWordHSK 5号召hào zhàoto call on people to do somethingWordHSK 5称号chēng hàoa title or special name given to a personWordHSK 5
háo
hao2Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is hào.
- to cry very loudly from pain or sadness (as in 号哭)
- to make loud cries like some animals do (as in 号叫)
Examples
他疼得号叫起来。
tā téng de háo jiào qǐ lái
It hurt so much that he cried out loudly.
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猫在晚上号叫。
māo zài wǎn shàng háo jiào
The cat makes loud cries at night.
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Words that use “号” as háo
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 号
Draw “号” here — the faint guide shows its shape.