信號 (seon3 hou6 | xin4 hao4) : semaphore, signal

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信號

seon3 hou6

xin4 hao4

semaphore, signal

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

信號 / 信号

This word has been viewed 2167 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 22nd Jan 2005 07:29 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

信 seon3 - honest; trust; letter; believe
號 hou6 hou4 - title; store; mark; number

12 compounds containing this word:

信號臺 - signal station
電話信號 - telephone signal
手光信號 - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code, wigwag (not a teepee)
旗子信號 - flag or banner signal
信號機 - signaller
動臂信號機 - a semaphore
光信號 - optical signal
數字信號 - digital signal
語音信號 - voice signal
Common Formations:
信號處理 - signal processing
模擬信號 - analog signal
呼喚信號 - call sign

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

訊號 seon3 hou6 xun4 hao4 = radio signal; broadcast signal

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Characters in this word:

12 compounds containing this word:

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *