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  hou6 hou4   jyutping
  hao4 hao2   pinyin
[] hou6 | [] hao4
[1] title; designation; nickname
[2] store; firm; business house
[3] mark; sign; signal
[4] number; sequence; order
[5] trumpet; horn; bugle
[6] size; date

[] hou4 | [] hao2
variant of

noun
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#141)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
號 / 号

This word has been viewed 18114 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Aug 2013 11:38

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detail  hou6 sou3   = number
detail  hou6 maa5  hao4 ma3 = number
detail  din6 waa6*2 hou6 maa5  dian4 hua4 hao4 ma3 = telephone number
detail  ng5 hou6  wu3 hao4 = the fifth; fifth day of a month
detail  sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6  si4 yue4 shi2 qi1 hao4 = April 17
detail  seon3 jung6 kaat1 hou6 maa5   = credit card number
detail  saam1 tung4 hou6   = three of a kind (poker)
detail  man6 hou6  wen4 hao4 = question mark
detail  geoi3 hou6  ju4 hao4 = period (at the end of a sentence)
detail  mou6 hou6  mao4 hao4 = colon (as in the punctuation mark)
detail  dang2 hou6   = equals sign
detail  fu4 hou6*2  fu2 hao4 = symbol; mark; notation; sign
detail  fan1 hou6  fen1 hao4 = semicolon (punctuation mark); the branch (of a firm, etc.)
detail  jan5 hou6   = quotation mark; quotes
detail  deon6 hou6  dun4 hao4 = caesura mark; enumeration mark
detail  dau6 hou6  dou4 hao4 = comma (used between clauses)
detail  kut3 hou6  kuo4 hao4 = parentheses; brackets
detail  syu1 ming4 hou6   = title brackets
detail  taan3 hou6  tan4 hao4 = exclamation mark
detail  daan1 jan5 hou6   = single quotation mark; single quote
detail  soeng1 jan5 hou6   = double quotation mark; double quote
detail  jyun4 kut3 hou6   = parentheses (rounded)
detail  fong1 kut3 hou6   = square brackets
detail  luk6 gok3 kut3 hou6   = "six corner" brackets
detail  fong1 tau4 kut3 hou6   = "square head" brackets
detail  haak1 kut3 hou6   = "black" brackets
detail  daai6 kut3 hou6   = curly braces
detail  beng6 hou6  bing4 hao4 = person on the sick list
detail  pin1 hou6  bian1 hao4 = serial number
detail  coek3 hou6  chuo4 hao4 = nickname
detail  seon3 hou6  xin4 hao4 = semaphore, signal
detail  jing4 hou6  xing2 hao4 = model number
detail  gei3 hou6  ji4 hao5 = seal; stamp; chop
detail  cing1 hou6  cheng1 hao4 = title; name; term of address
detail  doi6 hou6  dai4 hao4 = code name; code; mark; designation; tag; code number; code letter
detail  hau2 hou6  kou3 hao4 = slogan
detail  gwaa3 hou6  gua4 hao4 = to register
detail  luk6 hou6  liu4 hao4 = 6th day of the month
detail  paai4 hou6  pai2 hao4 = trademark
detail  hou6 ngoi6   = extra of a newspaper
detail  seon3 hou6  xun4 hao4 = radio signal; broadcast signal
detail  hou6 gok3   = bugle; bugle call; horn
detail  zung1 hou6   = medium size
detail  siu2 hou6   = trumpet
detail  gwaa3 hou6 seon3  gua4 hao4 xin4 = registered mail
detail  zi6 hou6   = [粵]: the name of a shop, a trade name; [普]: the word size, font size
detail  bou2 hou6  bao3 hao4 = a polite form of addressing one's shop, firm or store
detail  hou6 tung4   = a bugle
detail  tau4 hou6   = number one
detail  jat1 hou6  yi1 hao4 = the first day of the month; number one
detail  cat1 jyut6 jat1 hou6  qi1 yue4 yi1 hao4 = July 1
detail  cat1 jyut6 saam1 sap6 hou6  qi1 yue4 san1 shi2 hao4 = July 30
detail  saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6  san1 yue4 er4 shi2 yi1 hao4 = March 21
detail  hou6 ling6   = an order; a command
detail  hou4 giu3  hao2 jiao4 = to shout; to howl
detail  hou6 ziu6   = to summon; to appeal
detail  hou4 huk1   = to wail
detail  bat1 dang2 hou6  bu4 deng3 hao4 = sign of inequality
detail  ji6 hou6  er4 hao4 = 2nd day of the month
detail  seon3 hou6 toi4  xin4 hao4 tai2 = signal station
detail  kei4 hou6  qi2 hao4 = a banner, under the auspices of the flag, showing the flag while actually doing a crime
detail  caa4 hou6 fuk6 mou6  cha2 hao4 fu2 wu4 = directory assistance
detail  ngoi6 hou6  wai4 hao4 = nickname
detail  zoeng3 hou6  zhang4 hao4 = account number
detail  gwaa3 hou6 zing3  gua4 hao4 zheng4 = register card
detail  syu1 se2 fu4 hou6*2  shu1 xie3 fu2 hao4 = writing symbol
detail  cyun4 zan1 hou6 maa5  chuan2 zhen1 hao4 ma3 = fax number
detail  din6 waa6*2 seon3 hou6  dian4 hua4 xin4 hao4 = telephone signal
detail  am3 hou6  an4 hao4 = secret signal; countersign
detail  bei1 hou4  bei1 hao4 = to cry piteously; to wail
detail  soeng1 hou6  shang1 hao4 = store; a business
detail  biu1 hou6  biao1 hao4 = grade
detail  saang2 loek6 fu4 hou6*2  sheng3 lve4 fu2 hao4 = abbreviate; apostrophe; ellipsis
detail  biu2 cing4 fu4 hou6*2   = emoticon
detail  ceoi1 hou6   = sounding a bugle; playing a trumpet
detail  sau2 gwong1 seon3 hou6  shou3 guang1 xin4 hao4 = send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code, wigwag (not a teepee)
detail  kei4 zi2 seon3 hou6  qi2 zi5 xin4 hao4 = flag or banner signal
detail  fo2 sing1 fu4 hou6*2  huo3 xing1 fu2 hao4 = ♂ (Symbol for the planet Mars)
detail  zim1 kut3 hou6  jian1 kuo4 hao4 = [n] angle brackets < >
detail  fu1 hou4  hu1 hao4 = to cry; call out
detail  lou5 zi6 hou6  lao3 zi4 hao4 = time-honoured brand; long-established shop
detail  seon3 hou6 gei1  xin4 hao4 ji1 = signaller
detail  seon3 hou6 gon1 jiu2  xun4 hao4 gan1 rao3 = signal interference
detail  zeoi6 hou6  xu4 hao4 = serial number
detail  hong4 hou6  xing2 hao4 = row number; line numbers (on a computer)
detail  ji6 hou6 fan1 gei1   = an extension telephone
detail  dung6 bei3 seon3 hou6 gei1   = a semaphore
detail  daan1 hou6  dan1 hao4 = odd number
detail  soeng1 hou6  shuang1 hao4 = even number
detail  hei2 cong4 hou6  qi3 chuang2 hao4 = reveille
detail  san4 hou6  chen2 hao4 = reveille
detail  sap6 sei3 hou6  shi2 si4 hao = the fourteenth day of the month; [粵]: the 14K triad society
detail  caam1 haau2 hou6 maa5  can1 kao3 hao4 ma3 = reference number
detail  caam1 ziu3 pin1 hou6  can1 zhao4 bian1 hao4 = reference number
detail  zyu3 jam1 fu4 hou6*2  zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4 = Bopomofo, Zhuyin fuhao, phonetic alphabet
detail  saan1 zit3 hou6  shan1 jie2 hao4 = ellipsis ("..."), suspension points
detail  zoek6 zung6 hou6  zhuo2zhong4 hao4 = emphasis mark
detail  saang2 loek6 hou6  sheng3 lve4 hao4 = ellipsis ("..."), suspension points
detail  deoi3 hou6 jap6 zo6  dui4 hao4 ru4 zuo4 = to take one's appointed place
detail  faat3 gwok3 hou6  fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 hao4 = French horn
detail  hou6 ziu6 lik6  hao4 zhao4 li4 = appeal; appealingess; charm
detail  faat3 hou6 si1 ling6  fa2 hao4 shi1 ling4 = issue orders; boss people around
detail  daap3 sap6 jat1 hou6   = to go on foot; to walk
detail  keoi1 hou6  qu1 hao4 = area code
detail  nin4 hou6  nian2 hao4 = regnal year/period, regnal title, era name
detail  se5 wui6*2 on1 cyun4 hou6 maa5  she4 hui4 an1 quan2 hao4 ma3 = Social Security number
detail  baak3 nin4 lou5 zi6 hou6  bai3 nian2 lao3 zi4 hao4 = an old established business
detail  aa3 fu4 hou6*2 mou4 jing4  ya4 fu2 hao4 mo2 xing2 = subsymbolic model
detail  gwong1 seon3 hou6  guang1 xin4 hao4 = optical signal
detail  sou3 zi6 seon3 hou6  shu4 zi4 xin4 hao4 = digital signal
detail  gan1 hou6  gen1 hao4 = [math] radical
detail  jau5 zing3 fu6 fu4 hou6 sou3  you3 zheng4 fu4 fu2 hao4 shu4 = [math.] signed number
detail  jau5 fu4 hou6 sou3  you3 fu2 hao4 shu4 = [math.] signed number
detail  jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6  yu3 yin1 xin4 hao4 = voice signal
detail  heoi1 kyut3 hou6  xu1 que1 hao4 = Chinese blank character □ (used to represent an unreadable character)
detail  hou6 zi3   = a semaphore signal (in computing)
detail  si3 hou6  shi4 hao4 = posthumous name or title
detail  jin4 coeng4 hou6  yan2 chang2 hao4 = fermata
detail  wo4 haai4 hou6  he2 xie2 hao4 = China Railway High-speed Service, CRH

Showing all 5 examples containing 號
detail audio 今日幾多
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]
detail audio 唔該一號拎走
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]
detail 今日幾多
What's the date today?
[Lit. today at how-many day-of-the-month]
detail audio 留低電話號碼
Please leave a telephone number.
detail 巴士可以上環
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

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