号 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

号 English definition

hào

  • ordinal number
  • day of a month
  • mark
  • sign
  • business establishment
  • size
  • ship suffix
  • horn (wind instrument)
  • bugle call
  • assumed name
  • to take a pulse
  • classifier used to indicate number of people

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to desire;
  • : vast and limitless; the vast sky;
  • : grand; vast (water);
  • : 𣂑
  • : grand; vast (of water);
  • : vast (of water);
  • : bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age);
  • : bright; brilliant;
  • : to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally;
  • : Cyperus amuricus;
  • : number
  • : ancient place name;
  • : bright; white;

Sentences examples with 号

  • 今天是 2002 年 1 月 1号。
    Jīntiān shì 2002 nián 1 yuè 1 hào.
  • 四号去教室。
    Sì hào qù jiàoshì.
  • 你的房间号是多少?
    Nǐ de fángjiān hào shì duōshǎo?

Words containing 号, by HSK level