号码
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号码 (hàomǎ) · number
号码 (hàomǎ) means “number”. It is written with 2 characters: 号 (number) + 码 (number). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 号码 is built
The characters
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)
码 mǎ · number
What 码 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 马 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请告诉我你的电话号码。Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.Please tell me your phone number.
你的房间号码是多少？Nǐ de fángjiān hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?What is your room number?
Questions about 号码
What does 号码 mean?
号码 (hàomǎ) means “number”.
How do you pronounce 号码?
号码 is pronounced hàomǎ.
Which HSK level is 号码?
号码 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 信号xìnhàosignal
- 符号fúhàosymbol
- 括号kuòhàobrackets
- 型号xínghàomodel (of a product)
- 挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital)
- 称号chēnghàotitle
- 号召hàozhàoto call on
- 号hàonumber
- 密码mìmǎpassword
- 数码shùmǎdigital
Learn 号码 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.