码 mǎ number
number; code
How to remember 码: 石 stone + 马 horse = number. At the riding school a girl paints a stone beside each stall so every horse can find its own number.
Component breakdown
码 = 石 stone + 马 horse
- 石 stone
- 马 horse
At the riding school a girl paints a stone beside each stall so every horse can find its own number.
How it is used
- "Number, code" - 号码 (hàomǎ) number (phone/room), 密码 (mìmǎ) password/PIN, 数码 (shùmǎ) digital.
- Very current in daily China: 扫码 (sǎomǎ) to scan a QR code, 二维码 (èrwéimǎ) QR code - you scan one to pay everywhere.
- 起码 (qǐmǎ) = at least/minimum (起码要三天 qǐmǎ yào sān tiān need at least three days). Note 码头 (mǎtóu) means wharf/dock, unrelated to numbers.
Words with 码
Example sentences
- 这是我的电话号码。 Zhè shì wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ.This is my telephone number.
- 我有一台数码照相机。 Wǒ yǒu yì tái shùmǎ zhàoxiàngjī.I have a digital camera.
- 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.