Phonosemantic compound. 虎 represents the meaning and 号 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (號)
Simplified (号)
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
丂 Phonetic component
kǎo axe handle
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release
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Historical Evolution
號
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
號
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
號
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
號
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
號
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
號
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
號
Regular
Modern
Chinese
号 / 號 [háo]
roar; cry; CL:個|个[gè]
号 / 號 [hào]
ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of people
Japanese
noun
- number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
- sobriquet; pen-name
- size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
- suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
號 ごう
Gou unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
号码 [hàomǎ] #970
number
信号 [xìnhào] #1,270
signal
称号 [chēnghào] #10,396
name
口号 [kǒuhào] #10,729
slogan
符号 [fúhào] #5,360
symbol
型号 [xínghào] #7,561
model (particular version of a manufactured article)
号召 [hàozhào] #17,738
to call
头号 [tóuhào] #5,228
first rate
编号 [biānhào] #6,812
to number
账号 [zhànghào] #13,525
account
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