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" derives from its traditional form "碼", structurally composed of the semantic radical "石" indicating stone and the phonetic component "馬" representing horse, which originally signified a stone weight or tally used for measurement. Over time, its meaning shifted from referring to physical counters and markers to encompassing abstract numerical and symbolic codes, as evident in modern usage within terms such as "密码" for password and "号码" for number. The simplified form "码" maintains this semantic-phonetic configuration with "石" and "马", continuing the etymological link to stone while adapting to contemporary linguistic functions.

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.