号(hào)

HSK 15 strokesTrad. 號
Readingshàoháo

roar

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Character information

Pinyin
hào / háo
Meaning
roar; cry; CL:个
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
號

Origin & structure

Where 号 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱口丂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 丂 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu丂kǎo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 號: The roar 口 of the tiger 虎; 丂 provides the pronunciation

How to write 号 step by step

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

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Words with 号

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

xìn信hào号
HSK 2

signal

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xíng型hào号
HSK 4

model (particular version of a manufactured article)

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kǒu口hào号
HSK 5

slogan

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dài代hào号
HSK 7-9

code name

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wài外hào号
HSK 7-9

nickname

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yī一hào号

first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)

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zhōng中hào号

medium-sized

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chuàn串hào号

identification number; IMEI

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一七三上下不东两

From 号’s common words

信型口代外一中串

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