(hào) - number, day of the month in Mandarin

hào

Traditional: 號

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Translation

number, day of the month

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Word origin

号 (hào) means 'number' or 'mark'. The simplified form reduces the traditional 號, which combined 号 with 虎 (tiger); the modern character keeps only the 号 element of a cry or call.

Origin
compound
Root
号 (simplified from 號: 号 + 虎 tiger)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 号

号

Examples

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What date is it today?

。

I live in building number three.

?

What is your phone number?

?

What is your telephone number?

?

What is the date today?

号 (hào) - number, day of the month.

Where this fits

Appears in 2 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 号.

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号: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 4: 号, 玩, 见到 and 6 more words.