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mark

HSK 10 N2
biāo
ヒョウ
しるべ、しるし
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (標)
tree+ ticket =
mark
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
piào ticket
slip of paper or bamboo
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Simplified (标)
tree+ show =
mark, symbol
Meaning component
tree
Simplified component
shì show
show, manifest
Shorthand for the 票 component in the traditional character 標.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [biāo]
mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
Japanese
注連 七五三 しめ 同音

noun

  1. Shinto abbrev. rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
  2. archaic cordoning off; cordoning-off sign
ひょう 同音

noun

  1. rare mark; sign; target
  2. archaic plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court
  3. archaic nameplate
しるべ 同音
noun guidance; guide
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
こずえ
Kozue female given name
しめ
Shime surname
しめき
Shimeki surname
しめぎ
Shimegi surname
しるべ
Shirube surname
ひょう
Hyō surname
まあく
Maaku female given name