What does 号 mean in Chinese?

号 (hào) means "ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 号?

号 is pronounced "hào" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 号?

号 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 2, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 号?

Common words with 号 include 一号 (first day of the month), 中号 (medium-sized), 串号 (identification number), 乘号 (multiplication sign (math.)), 干号 (to cry out loud without tears).

How do you write 号?

号 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 口. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

号 (hào), ordinal number

号

hào

ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign

HSK 1verb5 strokes

Traditional: 號

Character Breakdown

号 = 口 + 丂

A mouth shouting — a number, a name

Radical: 口 (no. 30)Strokes: 5Traditional: 號

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Definitions

(verb) ordinal number
day of a month
mark
sign
business establishment
size
ship suffix
horn (wind instrument)
bugle call
assumed name
to take a pulse
classifier used to indicate number of people

Example Sentences

今天是五月三号。

Jīntiān shì wǔ yuè sān hào

Today is May 3rd

Words Containing 号

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一号	yī hào	first day of the month
中号	zhōng hào	medium-sized
串号	chuàn hào	identification number
乘号	chéng hào	multiplication sign (math.)
干号	gān háo	to cry out loud without tears
二号	èr hào	2nd day of the month
五号	wǔ hào	the fifth
井号	jǐng hào	number sign # (punctuation)
上一号	shàng yī hào	(coll.) to go pee
不等号	bù děng hào	inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)

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Related Words

人次(rén cì)· person-times

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口子(kǒu zi)· hole

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

号

hào