信号
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
信号 (xìnhào) · signal
信号 (xìnhào) means “signal”. It is written with 2 characters: 信 (letter) + 号 (number). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 信号 is built
The characters
信 xìn · letter
What 信 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
号 hào · number
What 号 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里没有信号。Zhèlǐ méiyǒu xìnhào.There's no signal here.
你的手机有信号吗？Nǐ de shǒujī yǒu xìnhào ma?Does your phone have signal?
Questions about 信号
What does 信号 mean?
信号 (xìnhào) means “signal”.
How do you pronounce 信号?
信号 is pronounced xìnhào.
Which HSK level is 信号?
信号 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 信息xìnxīinformation
- 信心xìnxīnconfidence
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
- 通信tōngxìnto keep in touch (by letter, email)
- 信封xìnfēngenvelope
- 信任xìnrènto trust
- 诚信chéngxìnhonesty
- 微信wēixìnWeChat (messaging app)
Learn 信号 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.