号

Traditional: 號

háo

Dictionary entry

(bound form) to wail; to howl

What does 号 mean?

号 (háo) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1(bound form) to wail; to howl

2(literary) to call out; to command

3(bound form) bugle; trumpet

4(bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4])

5(bound form) mark; sign

6to mark; to label; to assign a number

7(bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4])

8(after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237")

9day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th")

10(bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])

11(TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4])

12classifier for numbered people or items

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号háo(bound form) to wail; to howl

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号

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