Definitions

(noun) code; number
(noun) weight; measurement
(verb) to pile; to stack

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "码", a simplified form of the traditional "碼", derives its structure from the semantic component for stone (石) combined with the phonetic component for horse (馬), suggesting an object of stone used as a marker or counter. Historically, its core meaning revolved around a tangible sign or unit of measure, such as a tally, weight, or a specific unit of length like a yard. From this foundation of concrete measurement and symbolic representation, its application broadened to encompass objects like dominoes or tokens used in counting games. In contemporary usage, while it retains connections to numbered items like price tags, its most prevalent meanings have shifted towards abstract representations of numbers and symbols, notably signifying codes, as in a password, or numerals, as in a telephone number, reflecting a conceptual move from physical markers to informational signs.

Example Sentences Hide

我的密是123456。

Wǒ de mìmǎ shì yī èr sān sì wǔ liù.

My password is 123456.

请告诉我你的手机号

Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de shǒujī hàomǎ.

Please tell me your phone number.

我们在头等他。

Wǒmen zài mǎtóu děng tā.

We are waiting for him at the pier.

请扫描这个二维

Qǐng sǎomiáo zhège èrwéimǎ.

Please scan this QR code.

商品上都有价签。

Shāngpǐn shàng dōu yǒu jiàmǎ qiān.

All the products have price tags on them.

程序员正在写新的代

Chéngxùyuán zhèngzài xiě xīn de dàimǎ.

The programmer is writing new code.

这部电影有中文字幕和英文编

Zhè bù diànyǐng yǒu zhōngwén zìmù hé yīngwén biānmǎ.

This movie has Chinese subtitles and English captions.

你得根据这些源重构整个程序。

Nǐ děi gēnjù zhèxiē yuánmǎ chónggòu zhěnggè chéngxù.

You need to refactor the entire program based on this source code.