(hào)

number/size

How 號 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
— mouth
Traditional
Simplified

Components

號 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

háo
roar; cry; CL:個|个[ge4]
hào
ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign

Common words using 號

信號 xìnhào
signal
號令 hàolìng
an order (esp. army); bugle call expressing military order; verbal command
號碼 hàomǎ
number; CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]
賬號 zhànghào
account; username
一號 yīhào
first day of the month
代號 dàihào
code name
加號 jiāhào
plus sign + (math.)
口號 kǒuhào
slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
句號 jùhào
period (punct.)
名號 mínghào
name; good reputation; title
問號 wènhào
question mark (punct.); unknown factor; unsolved problem
型號 xínghào
model number

號 in a sentence

請問你的電話號碼幾號?

Qǐngwèn nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ jǐ hào?

“May I ask what your phone number is?”

How common is 號?

號 is the 487th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 75.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 號

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