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The character "号", historically written as "號", structurally combines the component for tiger "虎" with an element etymologically linked to a mouth producing sound, reflecting its original association with vocal acts such as shouting or crying out. From this concrete sense of audible emission, its meaning expanded over time to encompass more abstract notions of designation, first applied to personal assumed names like the classical Chinese courtesy name, and later broadening to indicate numerical symbols, dates, sizes, and ordered sequences. The modern graph "号", which is a simplified form that emerged from historical cursive renderings, retains this core conceptual range, serving in contemporary usage to mark various identifiers and thus illustrating a semantic shift from direct physical action to a versatile system of symbolic representation.
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今天是一月一号。
我的座位号是五号。
请拨打这个号码。
他们喊出了响亮的口号。
号角声在清晨响起。
将军下达了进攻的号令。
她因悲伤而号哭不止。
号外报纸很快就卖完了。