号码

hào

Traditional: 號碼

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Translation

number (telephone, serial)

Word origin

A compound of 号 (hào, mark, number) and 码 (mǎ, a numeral or code), two near-synonyms together meaning a number used for identification.

Origin
compound
Root
号 (hào, number) + 码 (mǎ, numeral)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 号

Stroke order for 码

Examples

Please tell me your telephone number.

I cannot remember such a long number.

The size number of this garment is too big.

He changed to a new mobile phone number.

tián

Please write your room number on the form.

号码 (hào mǎ) means a number in the sense of a label or code, such as a telephone number, serial number or size. It is distinct from 数字, which is the abstract digit.

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