号 hào date
date; number; size
How to remember 号: 口 mouth + 丂 choke = date. The nervous best man opens his mouth for the speech and almost chokes when he forgets the wedding date.
Component breakdown
号 = 口 mouth + 丂 choke
- 口 mouth
- 丂 choke
The nervous best man opens his mouth for the speech and almost chokes when he forgets the wedding date.
How it is used
- Number / date - 三号 (sān hào) No. 3 or the 3rd of the month, 几号? (jǐ hào?) which day or number?
- Also a size and a name or mark - 大号 (dà hào) large size, 号码 (hàomǎ) a phone or ID number, 信号 (xìnhào) signal.
Words with 号
- 号码hàomǎnumberHSK 3
- 信号xìnhàosignalHSK 4
- 挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital etc)HSK 5
- 账号zhànghàoaccount numberHSK 5
- 口号kǒuhàosloganHSK 6
- 号召hàozhàoto callHSK 6
- 型号xínghàomodelHSK 6
- 称号chēnghàonameHSK 6
- 符号fúhàosymbolHSK 6
- 外号wàihàonicknameHSK 7
- 头号tóuhàofirst rateHSK 7
- 老字号lǎozìhaoshop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputationHSK 7
- 记号jìhaomarkHSK 7
- 代号dàihàocode nameHSK 8
- 号称hàochēngto be known asHSK 8
- 括号kuòhàoparenthesesHSK 8
- 绰号chuòhàonicknameHSK 9
- 编号biānhàoto numberHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这里只有大号的。 Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu dà hào de.We only have L size here.
- 6号超过了所有的选手。 Liù hào chāoguòle suǒyǒude xuǎnshǒu.No. 6 has taken the lead over all the other contestants.
- 售货员请我输入卡号密码。 Shòuhuòyuán qǐng wǒ shūrù kǎhào mìmǎ.The salesperson asked me to enter my pin number.
- 学校5号截止报名。 Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th.