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The Chinese word hao - 号 - hào
(date in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hào
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English translations
date, number, size,
to wail, to howl, number
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 号 ( hào ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
号 ( hao / hào ) in traditional characters
號
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 号 ( hao / hào ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jintian ji hao?
Jīntiān jǐ hào?– English translation: What's the date today?
Character complexity
号 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
number | May 3rd
号 ( hao / hào ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 530)
号 ( hao / hào ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 530)
Chinese example words containing the character 号 ( hao / hào )
暗号 ( ànhào = secret signal ), 电话号码 ( diànhuàhàomǎ = telephone number ), 逗号 ( dòuhào = comma ), 房间号 ( fángjiānhào = room number ), 分号 ( fēnhào = semicolon ), 感叹号 ( gǎntànhào = exclamation mark ), 挂号 ( guàhào = to register ), 挂号证 ( guàhàozhèng = register card ), 号码 ( hàomǎ = number ), 号召 ( hàozhāo = call ), 句号 ( jùhào = full stop ), 冒号 ( màohào = colon ), 破折号 ( pòzhéhào = dash ), 问号 ( wènhào = question mark ), 无信号 ( wúxìnhào = no signal ), 信号 ( xìnhào = signal ), 引号 ( yǐnhào = quotation marks ), 帐号 ( zhànghào = account number )
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