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ㄏㄠ ˋ

hào

number

号 is a 5 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as hào in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as háo.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (opening) and ("breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters).

  • ㄏㄠ ˋ

    hào

    number

    • ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • ㄎㄠ ˇ

      kǎo

      "breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters

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I look down and count [how] many squares I see, then I open my mouth and say the number.
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 号

hào
háo

Definitions for 号 pronounced as hào

  • ordinal number
  • day of a month
  • mark
  • sign
  • business establishment
  • size
  • ship suffix
  • horn (wind instrument)
  • bugle call
  • assumed name
  • to take a pulse
  • classifier used to indicate number of people

Definitions for 号 pronounced as háo

  • roar
  • cry
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

Vocabulary

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