表 biǎo indicator
indicator; to express; a watch; a form
How to remember 表: 龶 plant + 𧘇 dress = indicator. The wedding planner pins a tiny plant onto each dress, an indicator of which table the guest sits at.
Component breakdown
表 = 龶 plant + 𧘇 dress
- 龶 plant
- 𧘇 dress
The wedding planner pins a tiny plant onto each dress, an indicator of which table the guest sits at.
How it is used
- A wide-ranging char: a watch - 手表 (shǒubiǎo); a table/form - 表格 (biǎogé), 时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) schedule; and "to express/show" - 表示 (biǎoshì), 表现 (biǎoxiàn).
- In 表演 (biǎoyǎn) it's "to perform". Let the compound disambiguate - the object senses (watch, chart) vs. the verb sense (express).
Words with 表
- 手表shǒubiǎowristwatchHSK 2
- 表演biǎoyǎnperformHSK 3
- 表示biǎoshìexpressHSK 4
- 表格biǎogéform (document)HSK 4
- 表扬biǎoyángto praiseHSK 4
- 时间表shíjiānbiǎoscheduleHSK 4
- 表现biǎoxiànto showHSK 4
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentativeHSK 5
- 发表fābiǎoto issueHSK 5
- 表情biǎoqíngexpressionHSK 5
- 表明biǎomíngto make clearHSK 5
- 表达biǎodáto expressHSK 5
- 表面biǎomiànsurfaceHSK 5
- 图表túbiǎochartHSK 6
- 外表wàibiǎoexternalHSK 6
- 表决biǎojuéto decide by voteHSK 7
- 表态biǎotàito declare one's positionHSK 7
- 表白biǎobáito explain oneselfHSK 7
- 仪表yíbiǎoappearanceHSK 8
- 表彰biǎozhāngto honorHSK 9
- 表率biǎoshuàiexampleHSK 9
- 表述biǎoshùto expressHSK 9
Example sentences
- 请填写申请表。 Qǐng tiánxiě shēnqǐngbiǎo.Please fill in the application form.
- NO表示反对。 NO biǎoshì fǎnduì.No means opposition.
- 他对你表示感谢。 Tā duì nǐ biǎoshì gǎnxiè.He expressed his gratitude towards you.
- 话剧表演得很精彩。 Huàjù biǎoyǎn de hěn jīngcǎi.The play was brilliant.