Writing
号码 (hàomǎ) — how to say "number" in Chinese
号码
Number
noun
Character composition
号
number, sign
码
code, number
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
Collocations
号码错了
hàomǎ cuò le
wrong number
房间号码
fángjiān hàomǎ
room number
电话号码
diànhuà hàomǎ
phone number
Examples
请记住你的座位号码和登机牌上的航班信息。
Please remember your seat number and the flight information on your boarding pass.
电话号码。
Telephone number.
Mnemonic
[hàomǎ-] "how-ma, my number!" Owl Hao loses her cloakroom tag and hoots, "号码! 号码!" The attendant finds a little tag with the number 7. Owl is delighted: her number is back with her! 🦉
Frequently asked questions
Chinese word for number 4
"number" in Chinese is 号码 (hàomǎ).
号码 meaning in English
号码 (hàomǎ) means "Number".
Number in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced hàomǎ (written as haoma). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "number" in Chinese characters?
It is written 号码: 号 has 5 strokes, 码 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 号码?
号码 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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