信号

xìnhào

Traditional: 信号

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Translation

signal, sign

Word origin

A compound of 信 (xìn, message, trust) and 号 (hào, mark, sign), together meaning a mark that carries a message.

Origin
compound
Root
信 (xìn, message) + 号 (hào, sign)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 信

Stroke order for 号

Examples

The mobile signal here is very poor.

hóngdēng

A red light is the signal to stop.

He sent me a signal.

There is almost no signal in the mountains.

This could be a dangerous sign.

信号 (xìn hào) means a signal or sign, from a radio and phone signal to a hand gesture or warning. It pairs the character for message with the character for mark or sign.

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This word is part of lesson 31.