号

號

háo, hào

丂 + 口

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Definitions

hào (noun) number; mark; sign

hào (noun) day of a month

hào (noun) size; measure

háo (verb) roar; cry

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 丂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 號.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 丂

About

号 is the simplified form of the traditional character 號, which combined the tiger radical 虎 with elements evoking a loud, roaring sound to convey meanings like crying out loudly, howling, or issuing commands. The simplified character isolates the core phonetic and semantic elements: 口 (mouth) above 丂, which gives the sound. This phonosemantic structure preserves the original vocal sense. Today, 号 denotes shouting and also serves as a mark, title, number, or designation.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

今天是一月一号。

Jīntiān shì yī yuè yī hào.

Today is January 1st.

我的座位号是五号。

Wǒ de zuòwèi hào shì wǔ hào.

My seat number is number five.

请拨打这个号码。

Qǐng bōdǎ zhège hàomǎ.

Please dial this number.

他们喊出了响亮的口号。

Tāmen hǎn chūle xiǎngliàng de kǒuhào.

They shouted out a loud slogan.

号角声在清晨响起。

Hàojiǎo shēng zài qīngchén xiǎng qǐ.

The bugle sound rang out in the early morning.

将军下达了进攻的号令。

Jiāngjūn xiàdále jìngōng de hàolìng.

The general issued the order to attack.

她因悲伤而号哭不止。

Tā yīn bēishāng ér háokū bùzhǐ.

She wailed incessantly due to grief.

号外报纸很快就卖完了。

Hàowài bàozhǐ hěn kuài jiù mài wánle.

The extra edition newspapers sold out quickly.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 丂

Component: 口

号