(biāo)

HSK 39 strokesTrad.

mark

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
biāo
Meaning
mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木示

In this compound, the meaning comes from (wood); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shāngbiāo
HSK 5

trademark

Open 商标 page →
zhǐbiāo
HSK 5

(production) target; quota

Open 指标 page →
zhāobiāo
HSK 7-9

to invite bids

Open 招标 page →
xiàbiāo

subscript; suffix; index

Open 下标 page →
zhòngbiāo

to win a tender; to win a bid

Open 中标 page →
guāngbiāo

cursor (computing)

Open 光标 page →

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