HSK 1 · Time

号 hào “number” in Chinese

Traditional 號

What 号 means

number
date (of the month)
(bound form) bugle
trumpet
(bound form) signal

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

bugle call (e.g. 起床号)
(bound form) mark
sign
to mark
to label
to assign a number

How to say 号

号hào4th tone, falling

号 in a sentence

今天是七月二十五号。
Jīntiān shì Qīyuè èrshí wǔ hào.
Today is the 25th of July.
Sentence #385097 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
我的房间号是多少？
Wǒ de fángjiān hào shì duōshǎo?
What’s my room number?
Sentence #332881 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
十月二十号我就三十岁了。
Shíyuè èrshí hào wǒ jiù sānshí suì le.
I’ll turn 30 on the 20th of October.
Sentence #13363503 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 号 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 号 (hào) with each of its parts in a different colour

号hàoto call out; to command

口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
丂part of the characterSound part

How to write 号

号 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

号 (hào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 号 (hào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 号

Words with 号

号码hàomǎ · number 挂号guàhào · to register (at a hospital)信号xìnhào · signal 称号chēnghào · title 号召hàozhào · to call on 符号fúhào · symbol

More words: Time

年nián · year 上午shàngwǔ · morning (forenoon)时候shíhou · time 下午xiàwǔ · afternoon 世纪shìjì · century 同时tóngshí · at the same time 永远yǒngyuǎn · forever 暂时zànshí · temporary

FAQs

What does 号 mean in English?

号 (hào) means “number” or “date (of the month)”. It is an HSK 1 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.

How do you pronounce 号?

Say it hào: hào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

How do you write 号 in Traditional Chinese?

In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 号 is written 號. The pronunciation is the same.

How do you type 号 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type hao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 号 from the suggestions. Typing hao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 号?

号 is an HSK 1 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.