(xìn hào) - signal, sign in Mandarin
xìnhàoTraditional: 信號
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
信
号
Examples
。
The mobile signal here is very poor.
红灯。
A red light is the signal to stop.
。
He sent me a signal.
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There is almost no signal in the mountains.
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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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