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Character #236 · The First 1000

hào

number

number; day of the month; size; mark; signal; bugle

Also read háo (to wail; to howl)

Strokes
513
TraditionalSimplified
號 号
Poster cell
L9
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xìnhào signal
  • fúhào symbol
  • xínghào type
  • hàomǎ number
  • kuòhào parentheses
  • chēnghào name
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 号號

Write 号號 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, hào, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell L9 · 28 × 36 grid

号號 is #236 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 号 mean in English?
号 (hào) means "number": number; day of the month; size; mark; signal; bugle.
How do you pronounce 号?
号 is pronounced hào in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄠˋ. It can also be read háo (to wail; to howl).
How many strokes does 号 have?
The simplified form, 号, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 號, has 13.
What is the traditional form of 号?
The traditional form of 号 is 號. 号 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 號 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 号?
Common words that use 号 include 信号 (xìnhào, signal), 符号 (fúhào, symbol), 型号 (xínghào, type), 号码 (hàomǎ, number).
How common is 号?
号 is number 236 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell L9 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.