挂号
Old HSK 5
挂号 (guàhào) · to register (at a hospital)
挂号 (guàhào) means “to register (at a hospital); to send by registered mail”. It is written with 2 characters: 挂 (to hang) + 号 (number). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挂号 is built
The characters
挂 guà · to hang
What 挂 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 圭guī — jade tablet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 圭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
看病要先挂号。Kàn bìng yào xiān guàhào.You need to register before seeing a doctor.
这封信要寄挂号的。Zhè fēng xìn yào jì guàhào de.This letter should be sent by registered mail.
Questions about 挂号
What does 挂号 mean?
挂号 (guàhào) means “to register (at a hospital); to send by registered mail”.
How do you pronounce 挂号?
挂号 is pronounced guàhào.
Which HSK level is 挂号?
挂号 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 悬挂xuánguàto hang
- 挂guàto hang
- 信号xìnhàosignal
- 符号fúhàosymbol
- 号码hàomǎnumber
- 括号kuòhàobrackets
- 型号xínghàomodel (of a product)
- 称号chēnghàotitle
- 号召hàozhàoto call on
- 号hàonumber
Learn 挂号 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.